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[Antonio García Jiménez]

Hermes777, since you are referring to the Vaticanus graecus 1291 manuscript, I think it is interesting to talk about its iconography because it shows very well the tradition of genres in celestial objects.

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Going from the outside to the inside, we see the zodiac, the representation of the twelve months and twelve female figures surrounding the Sun in a chariot. The female figures carry labels to indicate the day each zodiac sign enters. This is well explained on ReneZ's page.

What could those naked female figures be if not representations of the moon? We see that they are painted white if it is day and dark if it is night. There is a parallel in Voynich itself, with moons painted yellow or red to indicate day and night.

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This iconography is interesting to see how the moon is painted as a woman because its name is feminine. And the VM follows the same logic with the representation of the stars on the zodiacal pages, given that stars is a feminine name.