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RE: The "4 Ages of Man" Folio - bi3mw - 25-04-2017
To field a team, two "Physicians" are compared here:
![[Image: comp_vms_f85r2_%20Lille_ms391_%20f39v%20.png]](http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/mwille2/VMS/comp_vms_f85r2_%20Lille_ms391_%20f39v%20.png)
Lille, Bibliothèque municipale, Christine de Pizan, Epître Othea, 1460,
MS. 391, folio 39v (mirrored for better comparision ) <-> VMS f85r2
The matula was a symbol of the medical profession in the Middle Ages. Holding ( to the light ) was a pose that was often shown in images. In folio 85r2 the conspicuous, wide edge of the bottle neck can be seen.
Here's a replica (original from the 15th century):
![[Image: matula.png]](http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/mwille2/VMS/matula.png)
Of course, a speculative guess, but still possible.
RE: The "4 Ages of Man" Folio - VViews - 26-04-2017
RE: The "4 Ages of Man" Folio - ReneZ - 26-04-2017
RE: The "4 Ages of Man" Folio - Searcher - 26-04-2017
RE: The "4 Ages of Man" Folio - MarcoP - 26-04-2017
RE: Comparison with BL ms Ashmole 399 - ReneZ - 26-04-2017
RE: The "4 Ages of Man" Folio - -JKP- - 26-04-2017
RE: The "4 Ages of Man" Folio - R. Sale - 26-04-2017
RE: The "4 Ages of Man" Folio - nickpelling - 26-04-2017
RE: The "4 Ages of Man" Folio - bi3mw - 26-04-2017