No text, but a visual code

[Antonio García Jiménez]

The female figures are not in barrels, but in tubes. These are the tubes we later see in quire 13. Here, in the zodiac, they are at the beginning of the tubes. This is so fundamental that until it is understood, I don't think the Voynich will be understood. There are no women. In the codex we see female figures, but they are not women. They are a representation of the fixed stars of the sky.

   In my previous post, I mentioned that when we see female figures holding a star, they are meant to show that they themselves are the stars. This iconographic device was widely used in the Middle Ages. If in the first zodiac signs (Pisces, Aries, and Taurus) we see female figures in tubes, but in the other signs we don't, it's very likely related to the birth and growth of herbs. It's a way of indicating the importance of the stars in those constellations for the herbs.

   The Voynich is an astrological book that shows the power of celestial influences on nature. I see many people concerned about the mysterious script of the codex, but really the only way we can learn anything about this book is by understanding its iconography.