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Medieval urinalysis chart!
1. I'm very concerned about some of these colors. These people need to get their humours checked.
2. Proof that there were no fruit roll-ups in medieval times because there are no shades of green.
@BlueStateBabe I wish I knew! I can't find a source with translations.
@BlueStateBabe I believe the text on the wheel is just a description of the colors, since color reproduction was so poor at the time. The actual diagnosis would be elsewhere in the text.
@chaos440 Ah. I always get a kick out of reading ancient medical diagnoses. They say a lot about the state of science and superstitions at the time.
@chaos440 Keeping in mind that whatever pigments were used have long since degraded, of course.
@chaos440 Fascinating. In what language is it written? Would love to know the diagnoses.