Alchemical Symbolism in the VMS

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I still find it surprising that people dismiss potential alchemy in the VMS because its illustrations don’t resemble other alchemical illustrations.

In fact, I seem to remember that even Adam McLean rejected a (partially) alchemical interpretation of the VMS for this reason.
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I consider the fact that the VMS cannot be forced into any alchemical tradition to be less problematic. The depiction of processes, mainly in Quire 13, is, in my opinion, “free style,” and it is only the correct interpretation of the (step-by-step) processes that matters. Some of the illustrations certainly allow for this.
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Most of them were quoting wise men of the past ...

I just started a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.to old authorities in herbals. This question is also interesting in an alchemical context, and I would say that such references were quite common. If anyone is looking for cribs to deciphering the VMS, I think that's where they're most likely to find them