Morten St George Theory

[Morten St. George]

I don't know how many images of Pisces you saw in a Google search, 20? 40? 200?, but I have been collecting full zodiacs for many years and have more than 500, and there are a number of Pisces images that are similar, not many, but some.

The one that MarcoP brought to our attention, one that I had overlooked even though I had seen the manuscript, was the fish in SachsenSpiegel (a law book). It is not specifically associated with a zodiac, but very similar to the VMS drawing.

It always seems better to base conclusions on the general rule rather than on rare exceptions to the rule. I am aware that the VMS zodiac drawings are solidly European in conceptualization but it is only because of the nudity (already in the swamps) on the Pisces page that makes me suspect that they might have swapped the European standard for a local variety.

I see that the abiril zodiac is depicted twice, once as a meeting of European perfecta (a mixture of men and women fully clothed) and once as a meeting of swamp perfecta (naked women) suggesting before and after depictions: a migration from Europe to the American swamps.

They might not have stayed in the swamps very long. Might have moved further south to avoid the cooler weather of winter if nothing else. The diversity of herbal roots in the pharmaceutical section looks like more than can be found in the swamps. Unfortunately, many plant photographs do not show the roots. Are you able to identify any of the roots shown on the herbal medicine pages?