The middle of f82r as death or resurrection

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Given the context it appears in, I assume "stella diana" might be a phrase chosen for rhyme and metre. When I first googled the term, I found some people explaining it with reference to the goddess of the hunt, which makes no sense since she is already associated with the moon. Do you think "diana" was a perfectly normal word to say "of the day", or a bit of a poetic stretch?

Hi Koen,
for what it's worth, my impression about the adjective "diana" is that it's unusual. Dante has "cotidiana" (daily) which is close to the modern "quotidiana". I couldn't find examples of the other forms "diano, diani, diane". It's quite possible that it was Guinizzelli's invention, picked up by the author of the Proverbia.

I agree that the shape of the bed is interesting. But of course the Voynich illustration is totally non-realistic, and that makes comparison with other art more difficult. Though Q13 shows a preference for rounded, biomorphic shapes, there's at least the exception of the cubic throne at the top of f77v, so there's not a total taboo about squared angles.

The supposed pupil could make some of the options more likely than others. Some of the possible interpretations are:

• illness (I guess this is the most frequent subject with similar beds)
  
• sleeping
  
• dreaming
  
• death
  
• resting (though I am not aware of parallels with this kind of bed)
  

Personally, I think that the green paint might be misleading. It seems that the shroud or blanket is wider and less tight (which would maybe make it more blanket than shroud). Also, the lower part of the image has a line marking the space between the two legs that can also be seen in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..