Alchemical Symbolism in the VMS

[MarcoP]

Thank you, bi3mw!
I unsuccessfully tried to find the scans of the ms. For some reason, I find it difficult to find stuff on the Leiden site.
In colour, the illustration is even more beautiful. Several additional features are visible now:

• Many of the most prominent details are labelled (the woman with scales, "Ody / Odÿ", the figure of Saturn "Kaptor?" "Karptor?", the bathing tub "Katas?", the three figures in the green vases etc.). A few of VMS Quire 13 illustrations (including f80r) are similarly labelled.
  
• A (labelled) fluid flows from the jar held by the lady in green, through the body of Saturn, into the bathing tub. VMS You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. includes a labelled fluid running vertically and possibly something similar happens in f78r. This type of composition (a fluid running form a source, through and intermediate item, into a final container) is not common.
  

I agree that the parallel with the VMS is weak and the difference in dates does not support a close relationship. Yet I believe there is a similarity in the "visual vocabulary." I am sorry I am unable to read the text of the Leiden page, not even the labels.

The rest of the ms is also very interesting (with nice illustrated copies of Aurora Consurgens and the Book of the Holy Trinity), but this page really stands out for its originality. Thanks again for digging the link out!