09-03-2025, 10:39 AM
The explanation may be what Koen G and ReneZ say, but there may be another alternative that has to do not with the design but with the general conception of the codex. In fact, it is already suspicious that only the signs of Aries and Taurus are divided and that the signs of Aquarius and Capricorn are missing. Since what we see in the VM is mainly flowering herbs, we can deduce that the authors wanted to highlight the key signs in flowering.
That the above is very probable is shown by the fact that the only signs in which we see female figures inside tubes are Pisces, when flowering has already begun, and Aries and Taurus. In the other signs, the female figures, which represent the astral influence, are not seen in tubes, except for some in Gemini who curiously are not inside the tubes but outside.
In Quire 13 we see those tubes again, and the female figures that give the impression of going down. All this imagery is complicated to understand, but I think it has a coherent iconographic reading.
That the above is very probable is shown by the fact that the only signs in which we see female figures inside tubes are Pisces, when flowering has already begun, and Aries and Taurus. In the other signs, the female figures, which represent the astral influence, are not seen in tubes, except for some in Gemini who curiously are not inside the tubes but outside.
In Quire 13 we see those tubes again, and the female figures that give the impression of going down. All this imagery is complicated to understand, but I think it has a coherent iconographic reading.