20-09-2026, 09:23 PM
(20-09-2026, 07:26 PM)MarcoP wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I don't quite understand how the text was supposed to work, most pages have two plant illustrations (sometimes only the labels), but the text seems to be about only one of the two. Also, there sometimes are horizontal plants at the bottom, also without any text in most cases.Like with many of such compiled manuscripts, it probably was never supposed to 'work' in any way. What would an apothecary do with a bestiary anyway? There barely is any wear either. I therefore think we must not see such manuscripts as manuals for an apothecary or doctor. It's not a luxury item but certainly something to show off as an educated person. Having copies of other famous works was a matter of status, not necessarily something to consult for practical knowledge during work.
As such it didn't really matter that there was a mismatch between text and imagery. Do you think the images were created before the text? If so it simply may have been the case that the scribe did not follow the layout intended by the illustrator, only copying text for one plant for some reason.