16-11-2024, 03:24 PM
My opinion that the rosettes folio represents an original medieval map of a specific journey and not a copy of a pre-existing map has lead me to rely more a photos of buildings and geographical features than to look for identical illustrations in other medieval manuscripts. Though it is true that I believe that there certainly are some clear parallels with illustrations in other medieval maps and I have spent a lot of time looking at medieval maps.
I definitely believe that the author(s) had seen other medieval maps and I am sure that he/she/they was very influenced by these other works. However, I also believe that the rosettes "map" is an original work relying on the author(s)' own real world observations of buildings and landscapes in addition to the author(s)' imagination and design. I see no reason to believe that the author(s)' would have been incapable of such level of observation and original representation.
My attitude to the rosettes folio is similar to that of the Voynich manuscript as a whole, namely that it is an original work and not a copy of another manuscript. The unique nature of the Voynich manuscript is consistent with it being an original work by an inventive, imaginative and thoughtful author(s)'. So the manuscript is a product of its time, influenced by other contemporary manuscripts and documents whilst at the same moment being an original work with original imaginative and unique features.
I definitely believe that the author(s) had seen other medieval maps and I am sure that he/she/they was very influenced by these other works. However, I also believe that the rosettes "map" is an original work relying on the author(s)' own real world observations of buildings and landscapes in addition to the author(s)' imagination and design. I see no reason to believe that the author(s)' would have been incapable of such level of observation and original representation.
My attitude to the rosettes folio is similar to that of the Voynich manuscript as a whole, namely that it is an original work and not a copy of another manuscript. The unique nature of the Voynich manuscript is consistent with it being an original work by an inventive, imaginative and thoughtful author(s)'. So the manuscript is a product of its time, influenced by other contemporary manuscripts and documents whilst at the same moment being an original work with original imaginative and unique features.
