27-10-2016, 10:17 PM
(27-10-2016, 08:23 PM)Diane wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Ellie
I remember the first time that 'Holy Trinity' manuscript was introduced into discussion. It was mentioned in a fairly speculative comment made to Nick pelling's blog.. amazing to see how that passing speculation, being passed hand to hand, eventually gains a reputation - almost 'orthodoxy'.
For me, an important question raised by such attempted comparisons is too rarely considered or investigated - namely, that such 'comparisons' are always instantly intelligible even to modern eyes where the Voynich manuscript's imagery remains opaque for the most part... Why is that, exactly?
Diane,
I have no idea what you are complaining about here.
The Book of Holy Trinity (I keep misspelling it in German, so I'll go with the name in English) is not one manuscript - it has many copies, including some surviving from the 15th century. There are some iconic emblems that appear in most of them, but many drawings are different from manuscript to manuscript. It has been mentioned often in relation to the VMs. Some of the copies have Lunaria plant that appear similar to one of the VMs plant drawings. Even on this forum it was mentioned in relation to the eagle root. One of the copies has a dragon that looks like the one in the VMs that is eating a leaf. It has been in the discussion on the list too.