It is interesting that you recognize the shape of a fish in f65v. I
once tried to explain that the plant formed a vague outline of a fish with the
larger central flower at the top representing the tail and the mouth of the fish
pointing down towards the base of the plant. The 'fish' looks somewhat
like a snook.
The nymph in the mouth of the 'fish' in f79v might represent melusine
(mermaid/siren).
The scene in the pool at the bottom of f79v reminds me of Jason and the
Argonauts. Melusine represents the Sirens. The Salamander distinguishes
itself as a poisonous creature (possibly representing a dragon). There appears
to be a Golden Fleece at the right end of the pool. There appears to be a
horse or possibly Unicorn in this scene, confronted by possibly a dog or
dragon. All of this is probably just a wild imagination on my part.
Notice that there is a hint of similarity between the maiden in the fish here
and the two nymphs below the first 'paragraph' in f83v who are interacting in
some fashion with what I believe to be opium pods. There are, of course
other references to bodies in fish, including Jonah and Vishnu.
Vishnu:
Jonah:
Mermaid:
Unicorn:
Opium:
Regards,
Dana Scott
----- Original Message -----From: mesinik@xxxxxxSent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 12:59 PMSubject: Re: VMs: Fish (was What's Missing or Different?)Quoting Koontz John E <John.Koontz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> I'm fairly certain I didn't introduce the subject of fish! But I will
> grant that whether or not they are conventional they are certainly not
> missing. See also f17r and f65v.
This fish - in modern standards - maybe it could be classified as a crocodile?
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