(29-07-2019, 10:13 AM)Koen G wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Oh I've recently gotten more than my share of context to understand any microscope references.
So the ones that look like shipping amphoras are phials? I think vessels of this shape might explain some of the more mnemonic looking VM leaf shapes as well.
It depends on scale.
If they are small, the pointy ones are probably glass phials. If they are larger, they are more likely ceramic amphorae. Both had the same basic shape.
The small spice shakers and the more plain apothecary jars also had essentially the same shape, the main difference was size.
It can be very difficult to judge scale in medieval drawings because they used scale to denote importance.