18-02-2026, 10:58 AM
There is a good example of paranatellonta that has been mentioned on numerous occasions, which is the lapidary of Alfonso X. It is a magical-astrological lapidary that, like other more scientific ones, indicates a medicinal use for each stone but with reference to the power of certain stars of the degrees of each zodiac sign.
In the illustrations of this lapidary we see the same zodiac wheels as in the Voynich with an almost identical arrangement, except that each degree is occupied by the figure of an angel and not a female figure. In the work of Alfonso X, a Christianized lapidary, the star or stars that hold power over a particular stone are indicated in the same degree as each angel. In the Voynich Manuscript, it is the female figure who holds a star, indicating that this star holds power in that zodiacal degree.
In my opinion there is a clear correspondence between both works, given that in the Voynich it is likely that what is being shown is the power of each zodiacal star over the plants of the herbal. It should be kept in mind that in the medicinal treatises of the time, herbs and stones were treated equally.
In the illustrations of this lapidary we see the same zodiac wheels as in the Voynich with an almost identical arrangement, except that each degree is occupied by the figure of an angel and not a female figure. In the work of Alfonso X, a Christianized lapidary, the star or stars that hold power over a particular stone are indicated in the same degree as each angel. In the Voynich Manuscript, it is the female figure who holds a star, indicating that this star holds power in that zodiacal degree.
In my opinion there is a clear correspondence between both works, given that in the Voynich it is likely that what is being shown is the power of each zodiacal star over the plants of the herbal. It should be kept in mind that in the medicinal treatises of the time, herbs and stones were treated equally.