Hi Mauro,
I agree with your observations. In general, I like Auslasser as a comparison because his herbal seems to me to be close the Voynich in style and artistic quality (dating to 1479, it’s certainly later). But Auslasser’s illustrations are also close to nature, which is not the case with many late medieval herbals - Voynich included in at least 95% of the cases (in my opinion, of course).
Possibly, the Tudor Pattern Book You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. could be a better parallel than Auslasser for some of the details you mention. Anyway, I did not mean to make any strong statement like “this plant can be identified”; I just wanted to share my personal opinion that the illustration could possibly be compatible with a late medieval drawing of Teasel. But, as always, who knows?
I agree with your observations. In general, I like Auslasser as a comparison because his herbal seems to me to be close the Voynich in style and artistic quality (dating to 1479, it’s certainly later). But Auslasser’s illustrations are also close to nature, which is not the case with many late medieval herbals - Voynich included in at least 95% of the cases (in my opinion, of course).
Possibly, the Tudor Pattern Book You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. could be a better parallel than Auslasser for some of the details you mention. Anyway, I did not mean to make any strong statement like “this plant can be identified”; I just wanted to share my personal opinion that the illustration could possibly be compatible with a late medieval drawing of Teasel. But, as always, who knows?
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