24-12-2021, 09:12 AM
Linda, you give me as an example of science a Muslim sultan who like all the kings of the time, Christians or Muslims, had an astrologer in their court to make horoscopes. At that time astronomy and astrology were very close and if there was interest in correctly fixing the position of the stars, it is to make better astrological predictions.
The best image that describes the Voynich era is that of the zodiacal man. Numerous manuscripts have survived with that image, which, as you can see, mixes science with art. There is no better representation of star power.
You ask me if I have an example of the iconography of Quire 13 of the VM. If I had it, we wouldn't have been researching what it means for more than a hundred years. What I think is that the book, although very original, fits very well with the culture of its time.
The best image that describes the Voynich era is that of the zodiacal man. Numerous manuscripts have survived with that image, which, as you can see, mixes science with art. There is no better representation of star power.
You ask me if I have an example of the iconography of Quire 13 of the VM. If I had it, we wouldn't have been researching what it means for more than a hundred years. What I think is that the book, although very original, fits very well with the culture of its time.