02-11-2026, 10:35 AM
Alexander’s Sound Horn (Cornu Alexandri), Spherical Tube (tuba sphaerica). In his monumental encyclopedic work Musurgia Universalis (1650), Athanasius Kircher synthesized the science, music theory, Christian theology, and Neoplatonic mysticism of his time into the concept of so-called "natural music" (musica naturalis), which represents the hidden mathematical and harmonic order of all creation.
In the Voynich Manuscript, variously shaped conduits may express the harmony of the universe. One example is the Aeolian harp (or wind harp) - a unique stringed musical instrument sounded exclusively by the flow of air. Throughout history, it became a primary symbol for the manifestation of divine harmony.
In the Voynich Manuscript, variously shaped conduits may express the harmony of the universe. One example is the Aeolian harp (or wind harp) - a unique stringed musical instrument sounded exclusively by the flow of air. Throughout history, it became a primary symbol for the manifestation of divine harmony.