The containers in the Pharma section

[Jorge_Stolfi]

I wrote a script to extract all the Pharma container images from the BL 2014 images and string them into a single image:

   

I believe that Pharma-2 (f99r .. f102v1, 26 jars) was created before Pharma-1 (f88r ..f89v1, 18 jars), therefore I concatenated the images in that order.  Within each of those subsections I used the "standard" page order (as bound), and top to bottom within each page.

For this composite, the images were reduced to 25%, and converted to grayscale because you-know-what.  But the full scale color versions, as well as the scripts, are in the folder below.

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As I see it, the style evolved gradually from the simple cylinders of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. to the "Fabergé" models of f89r1.  Various features like feet or flat "wineglass" base, slender stalk, spherical or oval body, narrow mouth, and lid with ball and point gradually become the norm.

For this analysis (and any analysis of decorative style or handwriting) it would be essential to consider a certain topic that cannot be specified here because its mere mention causes epileptic seizures on certain sensitive subjects, and may pervert the minds of innocent newcomers.  Imagery analysis without taking it into account is likely to be a big waste of time.  But that is what we are here for, right? So never mind...

All the best, --stolfi