Is the Voynich a renaissance work?

[Jorge_Stolfi]

Well, I don't see the Voynich as a work of renaissance painting. I suppose that the renaissance can be seen in much broader terms. Perhaps, I view it more in terms of emerging renaissance science. Of course, the 3D renaissance art techniques developed out renaissance science as well.

As has been discussed many times, the VMS Scribe may have had some experience writing in Latin or whatver, but no experience at all with illustrations.   For instance, he learned to draw a passable nymph only after completing 2-3 pages of the Zodiac.  He could not divide a circle into four equal parts, or plan his drawings so that all the parts would fit into the space available.  

In particular, he had no notion of perspective.  Not even to the limited extent that people had in the Middle Ages. 

So you cannot use the style of the illustrations to judge the epoch the VMS was created.  It makes more sense to look for books where he may have copied from.  Like the "herbals of the alchemists", of that German book that seems to be the inspiration for the Ages of Man in f85r2.  But, as noted before, he could not understand that drawing either...

All the best, --stolfi