(14-02-2026, 07:16 AM)JustAnotherTheory wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Barbara of Cilli is becoming a very strong candidate for having at least owned the VMS. Here are some interesting facts:

1. The castle where she was exiled is called the Melnik Castle. The same castle was later inhabited by Jacobus of Tepenecz, whoo we know DID own the VMS because he wrote his signature on it.
   
2. Barbara was known as the "Black Queen" because she allegedly practised alchemy.
   
3. She was known (allegedly) for holding large gatherings (orgies) with a lot of young naked women and performing rituals wit them. Which reminds one of the VMS, again.
   
4. Her husband was the King Sigismund, who once employed Mariano Taccola, the man who wrote a 15th century book about water pipes, that resemble very closely some of the VMS illustrations.
   

There are many more parallels between Barbara and the VMS, and some interesting blog posts on this topic. I think we should investigate this line further.