R. Sale > 16-02-2016, 01:06 AM
Diane > 16-02-2016, 04:06 AM
Oocephalus > 16-02-2016, 05:37 PM
(16-02-2016, 12:20 AM)EllieV Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Or maybe it was meant for Apothecary's skink - the sandfish lizzard that is included in Materia Medica)
EllieV > 17-02-2016, 12:51 AM
(16-02-2016, 04:06 AM)Diane Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Ellie, the 'apothecary's skink' is a nice idea. Do we have a taxonomic description for that one?
(16-02-2016, 05:37 PM)Oocephalus Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(16-02-2016, 12:20 AM)EllieV Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Or maybe it was meant for Apothecary's skink - the sandfish lizzard that is included in Materia Medica)
The head looks like that of a hog (in the drawing you found - not so much in the VMS drawing), which fits Pliny's description of the chameleon. Was the Apothecary skink ever described as having a hog's head?
Oocephalus > 17-02-2016, 01:44 AM
Quote:No, no. The chameleon comes from a printed book and on the same page there is a poem about chameleon - it is emblem book, 16th century.Sorry for the misunderstanding - I thought you suggested the one you found could be a skink. Here are some other bizarre chameleons, from an undated edition of the Hortus sanitatis:
I meant it as example how the intention of the artist often cannot be recognized - unless we have the text to support it.
The VMs creature looks like so many different things - I am afraid we'll have to wait for the text on this one.
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