25-04-2021, 05:12 PM
There are a number of medieval plant books that are copied from more than one source. In some instances, they are copied all in one section, and then copied from another secion (sometimes with an overlap in some of the plants). I have made a survey of manuscripts that have these characteristics.
In other cases, the sources seem more co-mingled (rather than being in distinctly different sections).
Others are clearly copied from a single source.
So, another possibility to add to the list is that if the VMS plants are copies, maybe A was from one source and B was from another. I am hesitant to believe the VMS plant drawings are mere copies. They might be inspired by looking at other books, but they appear to me to be unique in a number of ways. But there still may be a possibility they were inspired by different sources.
In other cases, the sources seem more co-mingled (rather than being in distinctly different sections).
Others are clearly copied from a single source.
So, another possibility to add to the list is that if the VMS plants are copies, maybe A was from one source and B was from another. I am hesitant to believe the VMS plant drawings are mere copies. They might be inspired by looking at other books, but they appear to me to be unique in a number of ways. But there still may be a possibility they were inspired by different sources.