Observations on the Visual and Functional Structure of the Voynich Manuscript

[emanuele.pegorin]

Hi pjburkahire,

Thanks for your comment. I don’t see any forest or trees in these illustrations. As I mentioned earlier, there are basins where the women enter, as seen in the first images—they are clearly bathing. Other images show people of higher rank controlling the water flow, and in yet another image, it’s clear that they are enjoying themselves. So, I don’t see a forest or trees here.

Regarding folio F57v, I wasn’t aware there was already a thread discussing this page. Yes, it could represent a new, very reduced alphabet. Within it, there are symbols that act as markers, sentence starters, or ornamental signs, as you said. Some symbols, like that M-shape or a small circle resembling an O, or others that look like numbers, may be misleading, because the Voynich manuscript immediately confuses the reader. Symbols and allegories appear that our minds try to associate with familiar human figures, like women or men—but I think these are strictly symbolic.

This, I believe, is what leads many people off track when trying to interpret the Voynich manuscript.