green water

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Hi Don of Talahassee,

I understand what you're saying, but I don't think these maybe's and what ifs are pointless.
I don't think "green water" is something that you will be able to pinpoint to a time or place like other motifs such as the "merpersons" or "zodiac" signs.

I think that the fact that the water is green and sometimes blue in the Voynich either tells us something about the water itself (yes there was/is green bathwater, due mainly to plants etc being added, but there could be other reasons), or the fact that in the artist's world/view, the green/blue distinction which seems so important to modern eyes just didn't matter that much.
And remember, colors might just be there to throw us off!

Anyway, on to pictures!

You'll find dozens of maps with green water, from everywhere, on this very extensive page:
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Here are a few from French Mss:

1200 France, Manuscript Moulins BM Ms.01 Bible Souvigny Folio 93r-2
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Late 13thC France, Divine Bestiary, BNF Français 14969, f21
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Late 13th C
14thC France, Le Roman de Troie, BNF Français 782, f.197
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And of course, this stunner from Boticelli, mid 1480's, which I'm sure we all know:
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As you can see from this quick gathering, green water is found in many times and places, and not a distinctive iconographic thing we can use.