MarcoP > 09-04-2016, 05:39 PM
Koen G > 09-04-2016, 06:19 PM
EllieV > 09-04-2016, 07:15 PM
(09-04-2016, 05:39 PM)MarcoP Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.How are the images in the first section of the Voynich manuscript different from other ancient herbals?My personal opinion is that the plant illustrations are consistent with ones found in 14-15th century herbals. There are graphics similarities and content similarities. In short - not that different.
ReneZ > 10-04-2016, 09:48 AM
Koen G > 10-04-2016, 10:36 AM
(09-04-2016, 07:15 PM)EllieV Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.My personal opinion is that the plant illustrations are consistent with ones found in 14-15th century herbals. There are graphics similarities and content similarities. In short - not that different.
My favorite for VMs fol. 6r is Reseda.
MarcoP > 10-04-2016, 11:41 AM
-JKP- > 10-04-2016, 12:06 PM
(10-04-2016, 11:41 AM)MarcoP Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Thanks everybody for your great comments! I hope to collect some more ideas, then I will attempt a synthesis.
Ellie, I agree with what you write about the Voynich manuscript being consistent with the other sources. Yet it has its peculiar traits (as all manuscripts do). Since I know you have seen many, I would appreciate if you could share the details of some of the differences you find relevant, if there are any.
I attach an example of Plantago with an accompanying animal (quite frequent, but absent from the four manuscripts I chose from comparison). This is from BNF Lat 17844 (Italian "alchemical herbal", 1440-1460).
I have updated the attachments in the first post, adding plant names for easier reference and using a slightly higher resolution.
Diane > 10-04-2016, 12:07 PM
EllieV > 10-04-2016, 05:36 PM
(10-04-2016, 10:36 AM)Koen Gh. Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Ellie, that plant does look similar to the VM one. Did you find illustrations of it in other manuscripts? It would be interesting here to compare them.
(10-04-2016, 11:41 AM)MarcoP Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Thanks everybody for your great comments! I hope to collect some more ideas, then I will attempt a synthesis.
Ellie, I agree with what you write about the Voynich manuscript being consistent with the other sources. Yet it has its peculiar traits (as all manuscripts do). Since I know you have seen many, I would appreciate if you could share the details of some of the differences you find relevant, if there are any.
I attach an example of Plantago with an accompanying animal (quite frequent, but absent from the four manuscripts I chose from comparison). This is from BNF Lat 17844 (Italian "alchemical herbal", 1440-1460).
I have updated the attachments in the first post, adding plant names for easier reference and using a slightly higher resolution.
(10-04-2016, 12:06 PM)-JKP- Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Rather than repeating them here, I might as well provide a link to some of my thoughts on 25v:
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Sam G > 10-04-2016, 08:44 PM