The Voynich Pipes

[Koen G]

I think A and S on the wheel's spikes relate to Aequinotia and Solstitia (the left A was apparently misplaced). So the twelve long spikes mark intervals of 30 degrees corresponding to the zodiacal signs. Short marks split each sign in two, creating intervals corresponding to the 24 hours (as the text says, this is some kind of clock).
Possibly, the cross formed by the lines connecting equinox and solstice points suggested the image of the cross of Christ.

Thank you Marco, this clarifies things to me a bit. Someone mentioned earlier that there were attempts to make the study of the stars seem like a proper thing for Christians to do. Might the references to Christ be read in that context perhaps?


Your saying "this is a clock" reminded me that our clocks also have long and short spikes, though the intervals are different. Maybe this isn't so weird at all.