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Eleven Moon Phases in Folio 86v?
- Eleven Moon Phases in Folio 86v?
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RE: Eleven Moon Phases in Folio 86v?
Dobri > 14-09-2025, 08:05 PM
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RE: Eleven Moon Phases in Folio 86v?
Jorge_Stolfi > 15-09-2025, 05:17 AM
(14-09-2025, 08:05 PM)Dobri Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The four human figures could possibly represent the four seasons.
I see certain similarities betwen the four "angels" of f86v4 and those of f57v:- The N and S in both figures have both arms extended straight out and up.
- The N angels of both figures are facing away from the reader.
- The E angels of both figures have one arm half-raised and bent, holding a "billiard ball".
- The E, W, and S angels of both figures have neck-long hair.
The main differences are:- The N, W, and S angels of f86v6 hold things on both hands, those of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. are empty-handed.
- The W angel of f86v6 has two arms raised straight out and up, that of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. has only one.
- The E angel of f86v6 has another arm visible behind the raised one, that of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. has not.
- The N angel of f86v6 has neck-long hair, that of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. has short hair.
Because of the short hair, the N angel of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. may have been intended to be male.
The half-hidden right hand of the E angel of f86v6 may be holding something or just pointing down; can't tell for sure.
All the best, --jorge - The N and S in both figures have both arms extended straight out and up.
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RE: Eleven Moon Phases in Folio 86v?
Dobri > 22-09-2025, 04:35 PM
In 33 solar years, there are approximately 34 lunar years because a lunar year is about 11 days shorter than a solar year.
This could possibly be related to the 34 smaller bumps in the innermost ring. -
RE: Eleven Moon Phases in Folio 86v?
Dobri > 23-09-2025, 02:31 PM
(12-05-2025, 10:38 AM)Dobri Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Is the convergence of the red lines at 15° to 16° from the vertical axis a coincidence?
(21-09-2025, 08:00 AM)Dobri Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Folio You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. has in its top-left corner a depiction of the back view of a person.
The back view of a person in folio You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. was depicted to create a sense of depth with respect to the center of the folio.
Perhaps the back view of a person in the lunar folio was depicted to create a sense of depth with respect to some point outside the roundel.
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RE: Eleven Moon Phases in Folio 86v?
Koen G > 13-10-2025, 02:32 PM
I used that image in a presentation I did at Yale for the Voynich group last year. Trotula is depicted holding a globus cruciger, symbol of kingship, worldly power. But she shouldn't have one. The pose and context of the image suggest what kind of gold we're actually supposed to be looking at...
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