07-09-2019, 07:20 AM
Well, there's personal opinion and there's research.
My personal opinion, at least for now, is that the author did have an inventive mind. I think he or she took ideas where they could be found and expressed them in his or her own way. I am doubtful this is an exact copy of anything, but who knows... maybe it is and the person who did the one before it was the one with an inventive mind.
I do however, think that the basic content, regardless of how it was drawn or expressed, was typical for its time (early 15th century). In the Middle Ages, there was nothing unusual about combining plants, hygiene/medicine, astrology, and cosmology and/or religion. In fact, those were some of the most popular topics.
My personal opinion, at least for now, is that the author did have an inventive mind. I think he or she took ideas where they could be found and expressed them in his or her own way. I am doubtful this is an exact copy of anything, but who knows... maybe it is and the person who did the one before it was the one with an inventive mind.
I do however, think that the basic content, regardless of how it was drawn or expressed, was typical for its time (early 15th century). In the Middle Ages, there was nothing unusual about combining plants, hygiene/medicine, astrology, and cosmology and/or religion. In fact, those were some of the most popular topics.