LDV cloudburst (part 5)

Leonardo Da Vinci’s, A cloudburst of material possessions c1506 -12 

Black chalk pen and ink (part 5)

What Alphabet / Lettering system?
From the given description, there is a lion prowling in the clouds at top left, its head in two positions, and the note above, ‘on this side Adam, on that, Eve’ (see part 1).

Looking at those letters, it seems odd that the letter ‘N’   looks regular and not mirrored.  Could this be a Greek or Latin version of N?

There also seems to be some lettering around the ‘lion’s’ face.  So looking from it’s left ear and both eyes, there appears to be the letter ‘w’.

Blended  in with the w is what looks like the letter ‘k’. 

Then to the right, parallel to the ground, is what looks like a ‘v’.

Place (left side of illustration)

Some people believe that Leonardo went to Egypt. The lady’s face to the right seems to have horns behind her head. Could this be the ancient Bull / Apis mountain?

Furthermore, the right side of the lion’s face seems to have a nemes headdress. The lion’s left cheek appears to be broken into five pieces. Could the head be a representation of the Sphinx?

St George's day

 

Happy St George's Day

Regarding John Gerard’s ‘The Herball’ 1597 Frontispiece

Some people think that the person holding the Fritillary plant (bottom right), is a representation of William Shakespeare, who is also remembered on 23rd April.  Whilst he would have been around in that time period, the plants being held by the person indicates that there were some geographical implications i.e. the sweetcorn in his left hand originated from the Americas and the Fritillary flower possibly from Asia.
John Gerard used the term ‘Of Turkie’ in his description for both the sweetcorn and the flower.  

Then there is the weird poem preceded by the reference to; ‘Martial seemeth to call Fritillas Abacus, or the Tables whereon men play at Dice, in the fifth booke of his Epigrams, writing to Galla.

The sad Boy now his nuts cast by,
Is call’d to Schoole by Masters cry:
And the drunke Dicer now betray’d
By Flattering Tables as he play’d,
Is from his secret tipling house drawne out,
Although the Officer he much besought,
&c.’

I have included a sketch of the Fritillary also known as: “Turkey-hen, Ginny-hen floure, Chequered Daffodill and Fritillarie, according to the Latine'. All of the fabric is made from a broken brolly (umbrella). 

LDV 'A cloudburst' ...part 4

Leonardo Da Vinci’s, A cloudburst of material possessions c1506-12 

Black chalk pen and ink (part 4)

There is a lion prowling in the clouds at top left, its head in two positions, and the note above, ‘on this side Adam, on that, Eve’ (see part 2).

I was only able to see the second face (Eve, on the right), by superimposing yellow Brolly fabric (and lightening the saturation) on this area.  I have now done the same to what looks like two other facial features.

The facial features on the right side seem to include three blended elements:

• A Lady’s head facing to the left.
• A Man’ head facing to the right eyes looking down
• Part of the Lady’s face doubles as a heart shape and the man’s beard

What a genius!

Perhaps this is the Adam and Eve reference intended rather than the images on the left side of the sketch (see part 1)

Yellow brolly fabric have been superimposed and made semi-transparent on this section.