Thread for random remarks and questions about Voynich images

[bi3mw]

Just looking at the curtain, the big "ring" holding it together reminded me of this:

Transcription and translation of the beginning of the text (Reg.lat.1256, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.):

This is where sleep and wakefulness begin

If you realize that sleep was created to give the body rest and health as well as natural balance, then it must be taken at the appropriate time and place. For this reason, sleep should be taken in the third part of the day or longer according to nature's requirements.

Sleep must not last too long, as this would be more harmful than beneficial. And so, if a person wants to preserve his health, he must be careful to let the body sleep well so that nature remains in a good state and the soul can be kept in good condition......

So it really is a bedroom curtain (cortina lecti).

Canopy bed
   

The German word for canopy bed is “Himmelbett” (from Early New High German You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view." *). Literally translated, this means "heaven - bed". So the cloud-like end of the “curtain” in the VMS makes sense here, at least in German. It would amount to something like a heavenly canopy. I don't know if there is a connection between “canopy” and “ heaven” in other languages.

*Example: "ein gehimelt bettlade", engl. "bed frame, provided with a canopy"