Three arguments in favor of an Arabic/Persian-inspired women's health manual

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This is amazing, thank you so much. It's fascinating how we both came to the conclusion of Hammams. However I do not see any mention of Qanats in the work you generously provided. Perhaps this could be tested by an expert in medieval Arabic baths?

In any case it is a fascinating read. Could it really be, that the VM was somehow inspired by Arabic culture? If so, this could narrow down the search space for the author considerably.

This would mean that we are looking for someone who:

• Lived or operated in or nearby the South German/Tyrolian region (poxleber and other marginalia strongly suggest a German language origin in the Tyrolian region), and
  
• Someone who visited or had knowledge of Hammams, either from an Arabic book, or an in-person visit to one.
  

To my knowledge not many people fit such a description. Any ideas?

Diplomats, and by extension, their courts and families, would have had exposure to foreign cultures and also cipher techniques.

Some of the notable glyphs in the VMS, among many variants and many more irrelevant glyphs, appear in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. possibly written in Syria in the 15th century

gallows (103v, 106v)
partial gallows (92r, 93v)
q/4/gallows with wild flourishes (42v, 48v)
4o/qo (29v)
ligatured c's (29v)

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