Koen G > 11-02-2024, 09:10 AM
Moonchild > 11-02-2024, 02:29 PM
(11-02-2024, 02:49 AM)ReneZ Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Well, it doesn't really matter, but your first assumption:
"Every single plant is symetrical and that is how usually an object is designed. (etc)"
Is not correct.
In early herbal books (also before the Voynich MS), plants may have been drawn symmetrically, or NOT symmetrically. They may have been drawn strictly 2D, or with clear indications that they are 3D objects (e.g. parts being hidden by other parts).
In the study of these early herbals, these are among the aspects that help to classify them, and to see how they evolve.
(11-02-2024, 09:10 AM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Also, most VM plants are asymmetrical. Even when the natural form of the plant would allow for a symmetrical depiction, the VM will often break that symmetry. A missing leaf, a drooping flower, a root pointing the wrong way...
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