26-05-2026, 10:42 AM
For me it seems similar but to be honest I don't believe it may lead us anywhere.
The Voynich Manuscript illustrator almost for sure worked with other manuscripts and not reality.
He didn't travel to Abruzzo region to see this castle. He probably drew the Rosette castle by using some reference like De Machinis of Taccola, took some castle from there and changed details. And the castle in the original source, even if inspired by some real castle, was already altered by the artist who drew it.
So Voynich castle may be originally inspired by some Italian castle (or several castles) but changed so much that trying to identify it would be wild goose chase.
But I agree, Rocca Calascio is cool
The Voynich Manuscript illustrator almost for sure worked with other manuscripts and not reality.
He didn't travel to Abruzzo region to see this castle. He probably drew the Rosette castle by using some reference like De Machinis of Taccola, took some castle from there and changed details. And the castle in the original source, even if inspired by some real castle, was already altered by the artist who drew it.
So Voynich castle may be originally inspired by some Italian castle (or several castles) but changed so much that trying to identify it would be wild goose chase.
But I agree, Rocca Calascio is cool