27-06-2017, 10:14 PM
Meanwhile I checked the library's image description, there they just call it a sphere. So yeah it's just one of those "spheres on a stick" 
There's something else about this image which might be interesting for Voynich research in general. You pointed out the relevance of the cloud band above the men. There are different types: the outer band has three lobes and the inner bands are serpent-like.
Might this mean the difference between "actual clouds", i.e. transition from the sky to what lies beyond on the one hand, and "invisible borders between zones" on the other?
If so, might the different patterns in the VM indicate a similar difference? I'm inclined to think so...
There's something else about this image which might be interesting for Voynich research in general. You pointed out the relevance of the cloud band above the men. There are different types: the outer band has three lobes and the inner bands are serpent-like.
Might this mean the difference between "actual clouds", i.e. transition from the sky to what lies beyond on the one hand, and "invisible borders between zones" on the other?
If so, might the different patterns in the VM indicate a similar difference? I'm inclined to think so...