A turtle-shelled dragon
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Thank you for the observation that some aspects were already discussed here. Upon closer inspection however, I noticed that tarasque is simply mentioned as a one-liner in 25v discussions, or even in discussions regarding the "armadillo" on folio 80v. 

I would like to add two things.
  • Lots of variation in Tarasque depiction.. I think that is the point: Painters elsewhere added an "ordinary" dragon next to Martha... Shells seem to correlate with the Tarasque tradition of southern France. What varies here is usually the face (dragon-like, turtle, lion, etc.), not the shell.
  • An intersting question would be, if you could treat Tarasque (or other animals, such as the weird scorpion) as a an additonal "geographical" clue:
    [Image: voynich-tDCZ1Jb]
    You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. -> Of coure this is just a rough estimation and more skilled people should define the geographical reach of such iconographic traditions.
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A turtle-shelled dragon - by Dracaena - 12-07-2026, 05:18 PM
RE: A turtle-shelled dragon - by GracefulShinjo - 12-07-2026, 11:49 PM
RE: A turtle-shelled dragon - by R. Sale - 13-07-2026, 12:51 AM
RE: A turtle-shelled dragon - by Dracaena - 13-07-2026, 11:24 AM
RE: A turtle-shelled dragon - by Koen G - 14-07-2026, 08:03 AM
RE: A turtle-shelled dragon - by R. Sale - 14-07-2026, 04:37 PM
RE: A turtle-shelled dragon - by Dracaena - 14-07-2026, 07:38 PM

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