The cross and the presence or lack of Christian influences

[Mark Knowles]

Are there many examples of crosses in other herbal manuscripts of that period?

That's a strange question: crosses do not appear in the Voynich herbal sections. But of course, no, herbals mostly represent plants and crosses are not frequent. Some herbals include scenes with people and these scenes may occasionally include a cross. An example is the cross at the top of the building in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., XIII / XIV Century, Southern Italy, f.29v.

My point was that it is often stated that there is a shortage of Christian symbols in the manuscript, I just wonder if that is unusual. I think one could be the most zealous Christian and write a herbal or astrological manuscript and include no or very few crosses.