Why is the MS not a copy of older, non European sources?

[EllieV]

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Why is the MS not a copy of older, non European sources?
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Just look at the VMs list archives - there must be countless similar discussions initiated by your soulmate Diane through the years.

I personally am trying to consider all kinds of sources. For example - fol. 29v - possible black cumin - according to Dioscorides was used to heal crocodile bites - so the VMs root looks like crocodile skull made of pharaoh crook and flail.  It is just speculation that is not even close to a fact or evidence. It would be very annoying of me to demand that people agree with it. I am perfectly fine with folks ignoring it.
       
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If you are looking for the oldest known "Egyptian" VMs theory - it belongs to Georg Baresch (1639 letter).

"In fact it is easily conceivable that some man of quality went to oriental parts in quest of true medicine (he would have grasped that popular medicine here in Europe is of little value). He would have acquired the treasures of Egyptian medicine partly from the written literature and also from associating with experts in the art, brought them back with him and buried them in this book in the same script."You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
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