08-03-2016, 10:54 PM
Funny how everyone secretly has a favorite Voynich willie.
Sam G: I think there's actually a simple explanation for that one. Someone (Nick Pelling?) once observed that the nymphs were originally drawn with only one breast - the "bump" on their side in their outline. Later, with another pen, the second breast was added.
The guy you talk about though, has had both of his "breasts" added in the latter way: he doesn't have any "sideboob". So I think the sex of this figure has been interpreted differently by various people working on the manuscript.
Sam G: I think there's actually a simple explanation for that one. Someone (Nick Pelling?) once observed that the nymphs were originally drawn with only one breast - the "bump" on their side in their outline. Later, with another pen, the second breast was added.
The guy you talk about though, has had both of his "breasts" added in the latter way: he doesn't have any "sideboob". So I think the sex of this figure has been interpreted differently by various people working on the manuscript.