No text, but a visual code

[argo2001]

It is in this almost incredible context that an idea like the Voynich script being an astronomical-astrological notation is not only possible but quite probable. I am convinced that this codex is part of the Hermetic tradition.

I used to be a Hermeticist, and I see no classic Hermetic symbology or concepts in the text. Also, Hermeticism was non-existent in Europe prior to late 1470s.

Overall there does not appear to be a lot of occult concepts. It mainly appears to be an alchemical/medical text. The first botanical section is full of words that appear near stars - in herbalism this is common - my grandma (born 1931 in rural Slovakia) was a herbalist, who got all her knowledge from family tradition. When she went to collect herbs, she always did collect them under certain conditions, based on time of year, moon and stars. Some plants had to be gathered one day after full moon to be prepared. Other plants had to be gathered only when certain constellation was rising etc.

VMS appears to be that.

The star charts are to familiarize the user with celestial movements.
The part where women are bathing could be some preparation way - cooking, drying, extracting oils.
The botanical part near the end appears to work with roots of those plants, and their properties or uses.
And the last part full of text might be how to use all the knowledge prior disclosed in the VMS.