17-01-2025, 07:03 PM
Thanks, Marco. The CCW diagram is excellent: at least it shows that there wasn't an absolute CW imperative.
Regarding the dropped illustrations, my inference is this:
I imagine that the remaining illuminated Laufenbergs are only a fraction of what was once available. According to the page, certain copies left out images they may have found redundant. They talk about additional depictions of doctors at patients' beds or women with children being left out. If this was common, then it's possible that the women woth flowers or women with canes were also restricted to one each in certain copies. This might also explain why the border between flowers/canes fluctuates between the MSS we have left.
Regarding the dropped illustrations, my inference is this:
I imagine that the remaining illuminated Laufenbergs are only a fraction of what was once available. According to the page, certain copies left out images they may have found redundant. They talk about additional depictions of doctors at patients' beds or women with children being left out. If this was common, then it's possible that the women woth flowers or women with canes were also restricted to one each in certain copies. This might also explain why the border between flowers/canes fluctuates between the MSS we have left.