02-10-2016, 04:47 AM
Koen,
As you'll probably know, since you read pretty widely, I differ from you on this point.
Many figures have the length of the head equal to the distance between the neck and lower ribs - and do so fairly consistently -whereas the norm in Europe was to have the head's length no longer than the distance from collar-bone to mid-breast.
When you add to that characteristic, the attenuated shanks versus large thighs evident in some of the 'bathy-' images, you have a custom in drawing which, though you and I agree it originates in the Hellenistic world, is not that of mainland Europe's graphic art.
It's quite a while since I published the research on this section, but part of the original work is incorporated into a summary post at 'retrovoynich' so if members will excuse, I'll just add a link.
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Anyway, that's another 'take' on the issue - and civilized debate is ok - it's what Koen and I agreed was much wanted in this study. It's one of the reasons voynich.ninja seemed like a good thing to get going.
As you'll probably know, since you read pretty widely, I differ from you on this point.
Many figures have the length of the head equal to the distance between the neck and lower ribs - and do so fairly consistently -whereas the norm in Europe was to have the head's length no longer than the distance from collar-bone to mid-breast.
When you add to that characteristic, the attenuated shanks versus large thighs evident in some of the 'bathy-' images, you have a custom in drawing which, though you and I agree it originates in the Hellenistic world, is not that of mainland Europe's graphic art.
It's quite a while since I published the research on this section, but part of the original work is incorporated into a summary post at 'retrovoynich' so if members will excuse, I'll just add a link.
You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
Anyway, that's another 'take' on the issue - and civilized debate is ok - it's what Koen and I agreed was much wanted in this study. It's one of the reasons voynich.ninja seemed like a good thing to get going.