Alchemical Symbolism in the VMS

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There's a work on the Vossius codicies. Raptor is definitely the word you are looking for. It is the subject of the text passage on folio 73r ( death and revival ).

Boeren, P. C., Codices Vossiani chymici, Univ. Press, 1975, pp. 86-87

f.73: Peinture de la Sagesse. Déb. du texte: Ich byn sere betrubet umb den Raptor, ... [ You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. ]

As expected, the theme can also be found on the folio presented by van Lennep.


Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Cod. 16752, Giano Lacinio, Straßburg, 1578/1588, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. .

Edit: Maybe it doesn't matter, but my first thought about the lower right part of the illustration was a scene in "Splendor Solis". An angel who wants to give the swamp man a red robe is depicted in all the editions I know. Here's a comparison with the Solothurn version [1]. I have chosen this illustration because, in contrast to all other variants, he moves Voynich-style


[1] Alchemical Compilation, Solothurn, Zentralbibliothek, Cod. S I 185, Splendor Solis, 1593, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. .