(26-08-2018, 11:14 AM)MarcoP wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.On You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. linked by Koen in the first post, one can access the index of the book and read a few pages from each chapter (at least, the preview is accessible from the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.).
The vast majority of this work is about Voynich-imagery only: in line with the subjective fluff one usually finds on Voynich blogs. From the abstract of the Zodiac chapter:
Quote:Most significant is the fact that some of the traditional signs are replaced with animals indigenous to Mexico. Thus, the fish in Pisces resembles an alligator gar, the crab in Cancer is represented by Mexican crayfish, the lion in Leo is replaced by an ocelot, and the scorpion in Scorpio is replaced by a jaguarundi (similar to cat-like images found in northern European zodiacs). The substitution of indigenous animals in the traditional zodiac signs provides evidence that the Voynich Codex is a Mesoamerican work....
Wow, just wow.
- Crayfish are everywhere. There's nothing in the VMS to indicate a specific species of crayfish. In fact the VMS crayfish is anatomically incorrect (legs coming out of the tail).
- Spotted cats are everywhere (many of them Old World).
- Jaguarundi???? Are they serious!!!!! VMS Scorpius does NOT resemble a cat, particularly that cat.
Ass backwards. Theory says New World, blinkers go on, now everything is seen through a New World filter, even items that require a BIG stretch of the imagination.
Over time, I think this publication will hurt their credibility and I'm afraid Springer might feel the fall-out as well.