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[Koen G]

In the past I was in favor of a "mulier" reading, but now I think something related to painting is more likely. Why? Well, this text is in the "hot zone" for color annotations.

See You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., the color red only appears in Herbal A, and color annotations are absent from B as well. 

If the color annotations are someone communicating with the painter in this same little part of the MS, and we have a word in the marginalia that could be read as relating to painting, then I'd think it's reasonable to lean more heavily on this interpretation.