A count of people in the "Zodiac" section of the Voynich Manuscript (the section featuring central roundels and concentric rings of people which spans across Q10 and Q12).
Q10
70v2:29
70v1:15
Q11
71r:15
71v:15
72r1:15
72r2:32 (30 + 2 in the central roundel)
72r3:30
72v1: 30
72v3: 30
72v2: 31 (30 + 1 in the central roundel)
Q12
73r:30
73v: 31 (30 + 1 in the central roundel)
Total people in the "zodiac" section: 303
Per folio count is correct, but for the total I get to 303. If you add up the 15's you get 10 months of 30, +4 for central figures -1 for 70v2.
=303
Thanks Koen Gh! That is correct.
I've edited the OP to reflect your correction.
Then as far as I am concerned the statement can be moved to "agreed". I doubt there will be any corrections.
OK, I can move them later in the afternoon.
One thing I'd like to check though: this count spans across several quires, so I can't use a quire number to designate the section. For the other multi quire count I used the term "small plants", rather than "pharma" or anything that might denote an interpretation.
Is everyone ok with this being referred to as the "Zodiac" section?
It seems to be something of a convention to call it that, and everyone immediately understands what part of the Voynich is being referred to, but I know some people don't like calling it that. If there is another preferred term, please make your suggestions.
The term Zodiac section is not without its problems, but it is just incredibly convenient. Everybody knows what you mean and it won't lead to misunderstanding, so the communication works.