20-02-2026, 04:14 PM
I'm going to try to explain the Rosettes page because almost all the images in the book, except the herbal one, depend on the interpretation of its images. This is a representation of the medieval universe from an astrological, not an astronomical, perspective. What the authors aim to show is not the universe in concentric circles, a common viewpoint in many manuscripts, but rather how the spheres that make up the universe are interconnected and transmit their influence, reaching all the way to Earth.
What we see are the sphere of fixed stars in the center, the top of the universe, the seven planetary spheres displayed on the page, and the sphere of the Earth in the upper right corner. That this last sphere is the Earth is clear from the representation of the castle and the walls and from its connection to the T-O map. Surrounding the circle are some strange shapes that could represent the movement of air and, to the right of the castle, some spear-like shapes ending in sinuous yellow points that most likely represent the sphere of fire, the one that separates the sublunar world from the celestial spheres, according to the Aristotelian universe.
I already talked in the previous post about the wavy line that marked the limit of the medieval universe and how the place where the stars are located is represented by those small bumps that run throughout the sphere. Those points we see in the bumps are the mouths of the tubes, some of which we see protruding from the central sphere and one of the other spheres. They represent the channels through which the stars transmit their influence. That's why it's an astrological representation, not an astronomical one.
Finally, in the central sphere, we see some of the luxurious containers found in the pharmaceutical section of the Voynich Manuscript. This is a symbolic way of representing that the essences of herbs have a celestial origin. There are some other things that reinforce the interpretation, but I think what has been said is enough to see that the Rosettes are an astrological representation of the medieval universe.
What we see are the sphere of fixed stars in the center, the top of the universe, the seven planetary spheres displayed on the page, and the sphere of the Earth in the upper right corner. That this last sphere is the Earth is clear from the representation of the castle and the walls and from its connection to the T-O map. Surrounding the circle are some strange shapes that could represent the movement of air and, to the right of the castle, some spear-like shapes ending in sinuous yellow points that most likely represent the sphere of fire, the one that separates the sublunar world from the celestial spheres, according to the Aristotelian universe.
I already talked in the previous post about the wavy line that marked the limit of the medieval universe and how the place where the stars are located is represented by those small bumps that run throughout the sphere. Those points we see in the bumps are the mouths of the tubes, some of which we see protruding from the central sphere and one of the other spheres. They represent the channels through which the stars transmit their influence. That's why it's an astrological representation, not an astronomical one.
Finally, in the central sphere, we see some of the luxurious containers found in the pharmaceutical section of the Voynich Manuscript. This is a symbolic way of representing that the essences of herbs have a celestial origin. There are some other things that reinforce the interpretation, but I think what has been said is enough to see that the Rosettes are an astrological representation of the medieval universe.