folio 85r2 possibly representing the 4 academic faculties

[Jorge_Stolfi]

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I am not convinced by the "four academic departments" interpretation.  However, the hallucination sub-processor in my brain was tickled by the drawing of a woman (not old!) using an ax to metaphorically chop a wooden speech into shape.  See the theory I posted before about the "staff and rosary" of the "old lady" being actually a hatchet and chain that a housewife would use for collecting firewood.

By the way, does anyone remember the German printed book with the "seasons of life" drawings and accompanying poems that was posted somewhere on this website?  I cannot find it...

And, in the drawing of Magister Julius(?), it looks like the right hand was supposed to hold something up, but that something mutated into the edge of the book.  Maybe the Artist was "inspired" by a doctor-holding-flask drawing?

All the best, --stolfi