f18v...Dioscorides...something about those leaves

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As far as I know, the crossbow Sagittarius is the sign with the clearest geographical correlation, and I don't remember seeing evidence of its French origin.

Hi MarcoP,

The crossbow had a bad reputation in France. Since it was banned at the of council of Latran in 1139, the only crossbowmen in France were foreign mercenaries.

Koen probably meant the origin of the crayfish/lobsters: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

The only double crayfish that I know, for the zodiac sign Cancer, is in a French book of hours: Lyon BM 5141 (ca. 1490) f. 6v
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