11-04-2020, 06:37 PM
(11-04-2020, 11:51 AM)Antonio García Jiménez wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Of the three systems you mention R. Sale, I think the second one is the correct. In the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. seventeen symbol sequence, the inverted V is the number 7, the second symbol of the sequence is the number 4 and the third one is the number 8. I think the numbers represent zodiac signs, which were represented by numbers in relation to daylight hours of each. In a previous post I showed that zodiac sign-number association in three medieval Volvelles.
This sounds fascinating, Antonio. Do you have a link where I can read more about this?
Those 12 printed glyphs that are used for the zodiac signs have fascinated me for a long time. When I first learned Chinese characters and was introduced to the linguistic concept of ideograms versus phonograms. I realized that the Roman writing system does indeed contain a small number of atavistic ideograms, and that the symbols for zodiac signs are some of the best known examples. Whose work would you recommend I read, if I want to know more about the evolution or etymology of these 12 glyphs?

