19-05-2016, 12:38 PM
Yeah that's mentioned from time to time in the Voynich discussions. 
The Kremlin was re-built many times. First it was built as a wooden fortress in XII century. This was destroyed by mongols during their invasion in XIII c. Later the wooden fortress was built again.
In XIV century, under the rule of Dmitry Donskoy, the wooden constructions were replaced by those of white stone.
In late XV century Ivan III decided to re-build Kremlin again. At first, local architects were invited, but the result of their work was not satisfactory, so Italian experts were invited instead. It was then when the Kremlin got its modern shape, built of hard-burnt brick.
So you see that those "guibelline" merlons of the Kremlin are just an import from Italy and are younger than the Voynich manuscript.
The Kremlin was re-built many times. First it was built as a wooden fortress in XII century. This was destroyed by mongols during their invasion in XIII c. Later the wooden fortress was built again.
In XIV century, under the rule of Dmitry Donskoy, the wooden constructions were replaced by those of white stone.
In late XV century Ivan III decided to re-build Kremlin again. At first, local architects were invited, but the result of their work was not satisfactory, so Italian experts were invited instead. It was then when the Kremlin got its modern shape, built of hard-burnt brick.
So you see that those "guibelline" merlons of the Kremlin are just an import from Italy and are younger than the Voynich manuscript.