Re: "rot" and "f", folio 04r

["Dana F. Scott" <dfscott@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Diane,
   Nice observation. Also notice the + at the top right corner of the
page and the l on the flower to the left of the one with the F. Is that
a / in the middle flower in the top cluster? There may be more. If these
symbols do represent purposeful characters, my initial feeling is that
they would have been added at a later date by someone other than the
original author of the VMS.

Regards,
Dana Scott

"diane.cousteau" wrote:

> Hello all!            As I was examining folio 04r, I noticed the root
> of the plant had not been colored in, only outlined, and that inside
> it was written vertically the letters "r", "o", and "t", forming the
> german word "rot" or red. On one of the flowers was a clear letter
> "F"....is this extraneous script? Has it been accounted for?  Maybe
> they are indications for coloring? An unfinished page? Can someone
> give me more information, please?
> Thanks,                                       Diane