The problem I find is this sort of informational gap between Wilfrid and the VMs. It was suggested earlier in the "Voynich as genius, Voynich as moron" proposition.
The informational gap is between certain illustrations where the book contains information, but I've never seen anything that showed WMV had knowledge of those contents. Obviously, I would start with the comparison of the VMs cosmos and the investigation of BNF Fr. 565 and all that, along with the myth of mermaid Melusine of Luxembourg. Both of which are connected to the Duke Jean de Berry (d. 1416), and the resultant part of the Berry Library, later held by his daughter, Marie, Duchess of Auvergne.
The contention that these illustrations were copied by a modern forger is clearly problematic. Both BNF Fr. 565 and Harley 334 have cosmic diagrams centered on a pictorial, inverted T-O depiction of the Earth. Then, in the process of "copying" such a diagram, the forger just happens to turn pictures into words. Of course, if one is using a cosmic diagram from c. 1410 and promoting a text from the 13th century, one may not want to point that out.
The VMs artist has done far more than just copy. The combination of a Parisian cosmos inside the Shirakatsi wheel is a clear manipulation of data by the VMS artist. And it is an indicator of the artist's knowledge and method of operation. In part that method includes the combination of paired elements as above.
Another example is You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. costmary. In the names of the 'Mary Garden,' this is the 'Herb of the Virgin.' In combination with the heraldic / angelic, winglike roots as a reference to Saint Michael in his role as psychopomp, this is a subtle representation of the Assumption. Are these the images copied / created by a modern forger who doesn't know about their existence? Even when there is something to support the otherwise unfounded 'Roger Bacon' theory, WMV has nothing relevant to say. I see that informational gap as a significant problem.
The informational gap is between certain illustrations where the book contains information, but I've never seen anything that showed WMV had knowledge of those contents. Obviously, I would start with the comparison of the VMs cosmos and the investigation of BNF Fr. 565 and all that, along with the myth of mermaid Melusine of Luxembourg. Both of which are connected to the Duke Jean de Berry (d. 1416), and the resultant part of the Berry Library, later held by his daughter, Marie, Duchess of Auvergne.
The contention that these illustrations were copied by a modern forger is clearly problematic. Both BNF Fr. 565 and Harley 334 have cosmic diagrams centered on a pictorial, inverted T-O depiction of the Earth. Then, in the process of "copying" such a diagram, the forger just happens to turn pictures into words. Of course, if one is using a cosmic diagram from c. 1410 and promoting a text from the 13th century, one may not want to point that out.
The VMs artist has done far more than just copy. The combination of a Parisian cosmos inside the Shirakatsi wheel is a clear manipulation of data by the VMS artist. And it is an indicator of the artist's knowledge and method of operation. In part that method includes the combination of paired elements as above.
Another example is You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. costmary. In the names of the 'Mary Garden,' this is the 'Herb of the Virgin.' In combination with the heraldic / angelic, winglike roots as a reference to Saint Michael in his role as psychopomp, this is a subtle representation of the Assumption. Are these the images copied / created by a modern forger who doesn't know about their existence? Even when there is something to support the otherwise unfounded 'Roger Bacon' theory, WMV has nothing relevant to say. I see that informational gap as a significant problem.
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