A match for the containers? 16th-17th century ivory vases
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(10-10-2026, 01:31 PM)gerrydelasel wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Personally I find the idea that the objects drawn in the VM are merely containers is a bit naive. Why would the artist draw containers? What useful information would that convey to anyone reading a recipe? I think the things in the VM are more significant to the recipe, like percolating devices or ovens / kachelofens.

Each herb/concoction might need a specific container for magical or ritualistic reasons or purposes. They surely look as a collection of fancy containers to me, where the artist worked with his imagination, as he did with the plants in the herbal section.
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RE: A match for the containers? 16th-17th century ivory vases - by Mauro - 10-10-2026, 08:51 PM

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