19-01-2020, 11:37 PM
JKP, I agree to some extent in that it can be a little confusing: the "small plants" section has always looked more like a recipe section to me than the "starred text" section.
Personally, I just call it Quire 20.
However, I don't think the name we give to the sections really matters that much, as long as we are all clear about what is being discussed.
I really don't think anyone who has spent serious time studying the Voynich is limited by such names. Newcomers perhaps. But I really don't see it as something that is stopping us from understanding this manuscript.
This reminds me of when Diane was adamant in trying to convince everyone here that we should stop calling the Zodiac section by that name and instead refer to it as the "Calendar": whatever name is given to the Voynich sections, hasn't enabled proponents of either option to read them.
Personally, I just call it Quire 20.
However, I don't think the name we give to the sections really matters that much, as long as we are all clear about what is being discussed.
I really don't think anyone who has spent serious time studying the Voynich is limited by such names. Newcomers perhaps. But I really don't see it as something that is stopping us from understanding this manuscript.
This reminds me of when Diane was adamant in trying to convince everyone here that we should stop calling the Zodiac section by that name and instead refer to it as the "Calendar": whatever name is given to the Voynich sections, hasn't enabled proponents of either option to read them.