Alchemical Symbolism in the VMS

[pjburkshire]

I agree, if there is reference to quintessence in the VM then this is probably the most obvious place to look. Note that the male figure is most likely breathing into the pipe - look at his puffed cheeks. "Breath" can mean creation, life.

I had not noticed that before. There was a lot of uncertainty in earlier centuries about what and how much the father contributed to a pregnancy.