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• Medieval Abrahamic religious imagery is not depicted within the manuscript

  davidjackson > 17-09-2017, 10:08 PM

  Statement
  None of the traditional religious imagery that we would associated with late medieval Abrahamic (ie, Christian, Jewish or Islamic) religions is depicted within the manuscript.
  
  Explanation
  The manuscript is devoid of traditional Christian, Islamic or Judaic religious imagery. For example, only three crosses appear in the whole codex and none of them in a religious format (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.).
  
  Also, Professor Raymond Clemens suggested when asked "What's your opinion on the apparent lack of Christian iconography?" that [You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.]:
  
  

  Quote:>> RAY Yeah, the imagery is consistent, so if you look at comparable herbals there's not going to be a great deal of difference. Those references will be in the text. So, you know, there will be instructions on what to say when you're picking this herb. But it wouldn't necessarily show up in the images themselves and that's normal in the herbal, the pharmacological material... but I really don't know what to do with the bathing women, that's... [LAUGHS]

  
  Also, none of the images have a clear Biblical or Koranic setting.

• RE: Medieval Abrahamic religious imagery is not depicted within the manuscript

  Koen G > 18-09-2017, 09:31 AM

  A courageous attempt, David

• RE: Medieval Abrahamic religious imagery is not depicted within the manuscript

  -JKP- > 18-09-2017, 11:46 AM

  I mostly agree with this statement. Enough that I'm willing to commit to an answer.
  
  If there's any Abrahamic imagery or text, it's well hidden.
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