03-01-2025, 08:07 AM
One thing I've long wondered about is a possible relationship between the Voynich 'cosmos' illustration and the rosettes folio.
In the cosmos, the Earth is in the centre, and the sky outside, as one would expect it to be.
In the rosettes it is the opposite. The sky with stars is in the centre (carried by containers or towers) while the Earth is outside in the far upper right corner.
In the Cosmos, there are spirals coming in from eight directions. That they come in is suggested by the direction of the writing.
In the rosettes, there are eight circles surrounding the centre, all (apparently) pointing to it.
Alternatively, the upper right circle could have this role all by itself.
The sky with the stars in the centre, the Earth on the outside, and one spiral path.
I do not see the cosmos illustration (f83v3) as something that stands by itself.
In the cosmos, the Earth is in the centre, and the sky outside, as one would expect it to be.
In the rosettes it is the opposite. The sky with stars is in the centre (carried by containers or towers) while the Earth is outside in the far upper right corner.
In the Cosmos, there are spirals coming in from eight directions. That they come in is suggested by the direction of the writing.
In the rosettes, there are eight circles surrounding the centre, all (apparently) pointing to it.
Alternatively, the upper right circle could have this role all by itself.
The sky with the stars in the centre, the Earth on the outside, and one spiral path.
I do not see the cosmos illustration (f83v3) as something that stands by itself.