20-09-2018, 07:23 PM
Marco: it's not because there is a lot of wishful thinking in Voynich studies, that every perceived parallel is the result of wishful thinking. In fact, I had to adjust my paradigm significantly to move towards Alsatian copy shops 
I don't feel too strongly about the Prague example, it differs in even more ways from the VM lobster so it would only complicate things. But do you think it is so unlikely that there is any form of connection between the green Lauber Lobster and the green VM lobster? Anyway, it doesn't matter much - while I do believe in a Lauber connection, it will only be useful for us by studying Lauber's sources, and that's the amount of work one could fill a career with - with no certainty of any result.
I'm still planning to write up a blog post summarizing the similarities between VM and Alsatian MSS, but mostly to have it all pinned down somewhere. At this point I can't move it further than "a shadow of a missing link" as Saurma put it.
I agree that we should focus now on the track of the crossed arms. I've made a focus thread about your rings image just because I wanted to learn more about its meaning and I knew extensive literature was readily available. The engraving should be next.
Since dress often evolves separately, I guess it might also be worthwhile to create a focus thread about the Gemini clothing. This may give us a better idea of the source we're looking for.
I don't feel too strongly about the Prague example, it differs in even more ways from the VM lobster so it would only complicate things. But do you think it is so unlikely that there is any form of connection between the green Lauber Lobster and the green VM lobster? Anyway, it doesn't matter much - while I do believe in a Lauber connection, it will only be useful for us by studying Lauber's sources, and that's the amount of work one could fill a career with - with no certainty of any result.
I'm still planning to write up a blog post summarizing the similarities between VM and Alsatian MSS, but mostly to have it all pinned down somewhere. At this point I can't move it further than "a shadow of a missing link" as Saurma put it.
I agree that we should focus now on the track of the crossed arms. I've made a focus thread about your rings image just because I wanted to learn more about its meaning and I knew extensive literature was readily available. The engraving should be next.
Since dress often evolves separately, I guess it might also be worthwhile to create a focus thread about the Gemini clothing. This may give us a better idea of the source we're looking for.