23-06-2026, 05:22 PM
(23-06-2026, 05:15 PM)monisusa wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(23-06-2026, 04:27 PM)Jorge_Stolfi wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(23-06-2026, 04:11 PM)monisusa wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Hello, Here the + just represents an addition sign meaning "and".
The plus sign was "invented" by Nicole Oresme in ~1350, but I don't know how long it took for it to become common. If the VMS was scribed around 1430, and those "+" on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. are indeed plus signs, that would be evidence indicating that the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. writing is not contemporaneous with the rest of the VMS text.
But I don't think those "+" are plus signs. I believe the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. text is much later than the rest of the VMS, but for other reasons.
All the best, --stolfi
Hello, thanks for your comment. The + signs of this note simple indicate which ingredients have to be added and which procuction steps to be made further.
What makes you believe the text is later? The orthography is typical for the beginning of the 15th century, no capital letters yet, no gemination of consonants yet.
This is striking. Regarding recipes not all instructions were strictly formatted. Many were written in continuous prose and medical writing was highly diverse, it also depended on the audience.
Kind regards, Monika