Koen Gh,
I hadn't noticed that, but to me it seems that if the author almost systematically drew people with crossed eyes, that would mean that the wobbly eyes can't be considered as an important trait in the Leo identification, since it is simply something the illustrator tends to do as part of his personal drawing style when he tries to draw realistic eyes complete with rims rather than just using simple dots for eyes (note that Virgo's eyes are equally wobbly or crossed, one eye looking straight ahead while the other looks up).
Considering how small the images actually are, it may have been difficult for the illustrator to draw eyes with any more precision: without our zoomed views, all these eyes would pretty much pass for normal.
JKP,
I think the marks on the forehead are possibly just locks of hair, although the string of pearls is a possibility, especially if the figure is female (my first impression is that it is male, but it is hard to tell).
I wonder if the semi-circles below could be cloak accessories, like clasps or brooches?
Maybe something like this, although this example is slightly too late for the Voynich:
![[Image: EL18P_1024x1024.jpg?v=1380744427]](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0253/3973/products/EL18P_1024x1024.jpg?v=1380744427)
Detail from Gerard David's The Wedding at Cana, c. 1500.
I hadn't noticed that, but to me it seems that if the author almost systematically drew people with crossed eyes, that would mean that the wobbly eyes can't be considered as an important trait in the Leo identification, since it is simply something the illustrator tends to do as part of his personal drawing style when he tries to draw realistic eyes complete with rims rather than just using simple dots for eyes (note that Virgo's eyes are equally wobbly or crossed, one eye looking straight ahead while the other looks up).
Considering how small the images actually are, it may have been difficult for the illustrator to draw eyes with any more precision: without our zoomed views, all these eyes would pretty much pass for normal.
JKP,
I think the marks on the forehead are possibly just locks of hair, although the string of pearls is a possibility, especially if the figure is female (my first impression is that it is male, but it is hard to tell).
I wonder if the semi-circles below could be cloak accessories, like clasps or brooches?
Maybe something like this, although this example is slightly too late for the Voynich:
Detail from Gerard David's The Wedding at Cana, c. 1500.