(25-06-2017, 11:22 PM)Searcher wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Only one thing confuses me: we can see and suppose that the human figure (f66r) is sick and, most likely, with some abdominal pains or renal or hepatic colics, but the female figure on the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. doesn't have any symptoms, moreover, she has a crown-like head dress. We can assume that the author implied coagulated with rennet goat milk, but for what cure... for beauty... for general health-improvement... for pregnant women?!
Thank you, Searcher! This is an excellent observation. A major difference between the figures in the two marginal illustrations is that the one in 66r points to an area of her body: a common way of illustrating an internal illness, while the "nymph" in 116v gives no sign of being unwell.
In addition to detail (L) in the first post, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. presents a number of people (both naked and dressed) near the plants whose medical properties are discussed. In a few cases, the figures don't seem to be ill. These are two examples:
Herba Capo Canino (Dog's Head) is mainly used to cure dropsy and various eye illnesses.
Herba Uriolla is used to cure the excess of one of the humors, in particular at the joints.
Anyway, the figure in VMS 116v is more ambiguous, because it has no clear relation with the other illustrated items, while the Joppi figures are clearly there to highlight the medical plants.