22-03-2026, 02:40 PM
You are not the first who mentions Ramon Lull at these forums.
His works often use some circular diagrams indeed.
On the other hand his philosophy is really hard to grasp. It is scholastic, hermetic, complicated and quite abstract. Which means it was never very popular if compared to let's say Thomas Aquinas.
And it was observed in several places that Voynich Manuscript authors weren't really big scholars. They not only drew badly but also misinterpretted several things like taking a rosary for a chain.
So I would really doubt that they were inspired by Lull. Or more ambitious than Lull.
But you actually don't talk about Lull's philosophy much. You just took the word "combinatorics" out of it and assumed that some wheels were used to make Voynichese words.
It's again an old idea but you really don't need Ramon Lull for that.
Or am I wrong? How lullism ( You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. ) could help us to understand Voynich Manuscript better?
His works often use some circular diagrams indeed.
On the other hand his philosophy is really hard to grasp. It is scholastic, hermetic, complicated and quite abstract. Which means it was never very popular if compared to let's say Thomas Aquinas.
And it was observed in several places that Voynich Manuscript authors weren't really big scholars. They not only drew badly but also misinterpretted several things like taking a rosary for a chain.
So I would really doubt that they were inspired by Lull. Or more ambitious than Lull.
But you actually don't talk about Lull's philosophy much. You just took the word "combinatorics" out of it and assumed that some wheels were used to make Voynichese words.
It's again an old idea but you really don't need Ramon Lull for that.
Or am I wrong? How lullism ( You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. ) could help us to understand Voynich Manuscript better?