Voynich's anatomy

[Koen G]

Quite recognizably, different anatomical comparisons are made just as easily.

These guys say the "brain" looks more like a postpartum placenta: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

We know that others have identified the profile of human organs in the paintings of Michelangelo and especially in this ‘birth’; for example, the profile of the brain Citation[1] and, more recently, lungs Citation[2]. However, we disagree with such views and interpretations. Given that Michelangelo had been commissioned to paint an ideal birth, we find our obstetric analogy far more convincing and worthy of investigation.

These see a postpartum uterus: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

However, we see a postpartum uterus and adjacent anatomy, justifying our interpretation that Michelangelo was depicting something far more fundamental: the birth of mankind. [.....] We believe that in such a great artist’s painting, nothing is casual: everything has its specific place and explanation.

Others have seen different parts or orientations of the brain, or even a kidney. It's amazing how Michelangelo "clearly" painted a brain here, which would be obvious to anyone experienced with a bit of dissection, and yet it went unnoticed until the year 1990.

[JoJo_Jost]

@ Koen 

You can read a lot into everything - as we can see here in the VMS .

But the brain’s “outputs” are very clear here; in the other comparisons, that isn’t explained quite as well. The placenta is “intended” for the creation of Adam, but that ist to simple.

But that’s not really the topic here; as is so often the case, everyone has their own “dedelideli theory.”   Whether it's the placenta or the brain, the point is that anatomy is hidden in the images...

[Aga Tentakulus]

You can laugh now.
The part of the brain that I referred to as the Alps is the armadillo in the VM.
It roughly corresponds to the drawing, and only this would make sense in terms of its position and medicine.

[JoJo_Jost]

@ Aga kannst du uns den Vergleich zeigen?

@ Aga can u show us this?

[ololololo]

Quite recognizably, different anatomical comparisons are made just as easily.

These guys say the "brain" looks more like a postpartum placenta: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

We know that others have identified the profile of human organs in the paintings of Michelangelo and especially in this ‘birth’; for example, the profile of the brain Citation[1] and, more recently, lungs Citation[2]. However, we disagree with such views and interpretations. Given that Michelangelo had been commissioned to paint an ideal birth, we find our obstetric analogy far more convincing and worthy of investigation.

These see a postpartum uterus: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

However, we see a postpartum uterus and adjacent anatomy, justifying our interpretation that Michelangelo was depicting something far more fundamental: the birth of mankind. [.....] We believe that in such a great artist’s painting, nothing is casual: everything has its specific place and explanation.

Others have seen different parts or orientations of the brain, or even a kidney. It's amazing how Michelangelo "clearly" painted a brain here, which would be obvious to anyone experienced with a bit of dissection, and yet it went unnoticed until the year 1990.

It's interesting, However, I find it unlikely that a medical book would have vague symbols. Even when hiding, the author of the manuscript tried to convey the organs accurately (if they were even organs).

[ololololo]

It's probably not the fallopian tubes. If we translate otol as bile, which only flowed in the digestive system, then it is not certain that we are dealing with the fallopian tubes. Either the author associated them with the digestive system, or it is something else (perhaps the gallbladder?).

[ololololo]

How come the connections on the tubes aren't symmetric? Is that nymph a fetus with the top of the uterus removed? What's with the cube behind her?

I don't think the growths at the bottom matter, and I don't think they're worth focusing on. Many other items in this section have pipes, branches, etc. This may be a symbol of the organ being "torn off".
The back cube is probably the "pedestal" of the nymph, on which she sits.
Asymmetry may be part of the author's intention. On f83v, the right ball has a longer tube than the left, and while this can be explained in the case of the testicles (the right testicle is attached to the intestines, while the left is not), the reason for this is unclear in the case of the eyeballs.

[ololololo]

There was such an analogy on the forum:
   
For some reason, I think this is a hint towards an anatomical theory. The author could have used similar objects to disguise organs in his illustrations.
So, what means a spindle?

Now for the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. interpretations.
Given that the top illustrations may depict organic fluids in the form of alchemical elements, the lower illustrations may be related to the urinary system:
1). The upper part is the urinary tract, and the lower part is the bladder.
2). The image below shows the liver, and the image above may depict the flow of fluids (i.e., it does not show the organ, but rather the flow of these fluids).

[Jorge_Stolfi]

Given that the top illustrations may depict organic fluids in the form of alchemical elements

The top illustration is a water lifting device known as the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..  The giveaway clues are the spiral tube wrapped around a rotating axle with water flowing through it.

Except that along the chain of copying and re-copying that led to that illustration there was some "artist" who had not the foggiest idea of the device's purpose and how it worked.   So he changed the axis to be horizontal, with both ends high above the water source, and water flowing continuously out of both ends like spigots.  With a useless ornamental band along the spine.

And he even rendered one of the ends of the round tube as a square opening.  What is wrong with a bit of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.?

All the best, --stolfi

[ololololo]

Given that the top illustrations may depict organic fluids in the form of alchemical elements

The top illustration is a water lifting device known as the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..  The giveaway clues are the spiral tube wrapped around a rotating axle with water flowing through it.

Except that along the chain of copying and re-copying that led to that illustration there was some "artist" who had not the foggiest idea of the device's purpose and how it worked.   So he changed the axis to be horizontal, with both ends high above the water source, and water flowing continuously out of both ends like spigots.  With a useless ornamental band along the spine.

And he even rendered one of the ends of the round tube as a square opening.  What is wrong with a bit of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.?

All the best, --stolfi

This means that the intestines are stylized as an Archimedean screw.
I think it's very strange to consider artists to be so stupid and "free."