Re: Venus' Looking Glass...?

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

This is a very interesting an beautiful flower and plant. Unfortunately, a
quick scan does not reveal any indication that this plant was included in the
VMS. It may be present among one of the smaller sprigs and root snippets.

http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/mi02/mi02005.jpg

Regards,
Dana Scott

Nick Pelling wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> A quick thought, 50% botany and 50% astrology.
>
> One component of the AAH is that the letters of the VMS' alphabet were
> deliberately formed from upside-down astrological symbols - mirror-writing.
>
> Given that the (traditional) sign for Venus symbolically represents a
> looking glass, it seems almost inconceivable to me that the VMS' author(s)
> would omit the flower Venus' Looking Glass (Triodanis perfloriata) [named
> after its shiny leaves] from the botany section. AFAIK, it's found all
> round the Mediterranean.
>
> Are there other plants of the time that are so explicitly astrologically
> named that they ought to be there?
>
> Cheers, .....Nick Pelling.....