23-01-2022, 09:41 PM
The idea that the green liquid painted in Quire 13 could be sap is from Mary d' Imperio and I find it very suggestive. Especially since it has the virtue of relating all parts of the codex and agrees with Panofsky's opinion that the Voynich is a book of herbs and stars.
Of course, the green color could also be water, which would not change Panofsky's interpretation too much, which is consistent with medieval thinking: It is the stars that provide herbs with everything they need.
I find it more difficult to interpret the blue color of Quire 13 only as water. We see blue used in the manuscript in relation to the sky, in the cosmological pages and in the Rosettes. Here in the different circles we only see the blue and yellow color of the stars. It clearly looks like an original representation of the medieval universe
Of course, the green color could also be water, which would not change Panofsky's interpretation too much, which is consistent with medieval thinking: It is the stars that provide herbs with everything they need.
I find it more difficult to interpret the blue color of Quire 13 only as water. We see blue used in the manuscript in relation to the sky, in the cosmological pages and in the Rosettes. Here in the different circles we only see the blue and yellow color of the stars. It clearly looks like an original representation of the medieval universe