h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

No it is not. Though there is link.

Considering the title, cartography seems likely

Photos of cars ???

Oh maps

well in the 12th century belgium didn't exist, it was invented as a playground for the rich, to fight each other.

are all the others 'invented'

frogs were just a veriety of toad

baggettes are just bread

monks were friars

ginger was red haired

chicken was a fowl

etc.

Not maps.

Is it a book of some sort

Belgium didn't exist - indeed, a bit immaterial to the question, however: under The Holy Roman Empire this territory was The Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy on the Meuse River. Later Roger moves to the centre of what we know recognise as Germany.

You could justifiably have this set in German, it dates from around this period. Did he write it all down while in Belgium or Germany, can't be certain. It doesn't really matter all that much.


Baguettes are bread.
Ginger is red-haired

The qualifications are welcomed the distinction, however is not a matter of their fabrication or invention.

There is a book - wherein he lists and describes this "process".

The he being the monk ?

Yes. Let us assume chickens can't talk and the ginger midget was also illiterate.

Is it a physic like Gerald's or Culpeper's herbal?

Or a bestiary.

Such as mandrake, or mandragora, could not be pulled from the ground because it screamed. The shape of the root resembling the human form. It was also believed to spring up where executions occured, leading to a belief it came from the blood of the executed and was often used in herbals or spells, both for good or ill.

This from my version of Culpeper (it is not dated but printed by Foulsham, purchased 20 years ago:.
It is governed by mercury. The fruit has been accounted poisonous, but without cause. The leaves are cooling, and are used for ointments and other external applications. The fresh root operates very powerfully as an emetic and purgative, so that few constitutions can bear it. The bark of the root, dried, acts as a rough emetic. The root formerly was supposed to have the human form, but it really resembles a carrot or turnip.
According to my book, he lived from 1616 - 1654, so was 38 when he died, but was prodigious.

I can't reach my Gerald's, which I think may predate Culpeper, but not to the 1100's...

MMF

""What would you hope would be the result of a introducing a toad, and a baguette to a live chicken and then conducting a union with a ginger midget and a monk called "Roger" on a vineyard in Belgium?""

you become emperor of the holy roman empire

Based purely on the taste it could be BLue #Nun

"What would you hope would be the result of a introducing a toad, and a baguette to a live chicken and then conducting a union with a ginger midget and a monk called "Roger" on a vineyard in Belgium?"

"it could be BLue #Nun"


My imagination is already on overdrive, do not go adding nuns to the imagery!!!

>>Is it Culpeper's herbal or a bestiary? / "It is governed by mercury"<<

No it isn't but have a DGI+1 for encouragement, for its genesis is similar.

Nope. The Holy Roman Empire is there merely as background.

A blue nun / My imagination is already on overdrive, do not go adding nuns to the imagery!


Force of habit?

>>My imagination is already on overdrive<<

Excellent.

...a monk called "Roger" ...

Given that you said called and not named, are we to assume that 'Roger' is not his actual name but more of an epithet?


Geggs

"Given that you said called and not named, are we to assume that 'Roger' is not his actual name but more of an epithet?"

This just gets worse and worser.