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To summarize, "I believe the starred paragraph section of the Voynich are a collection of sayings, or moral maxims (or ethical aphorisms, or gnomes), of Pythagorean beliefs, of the specific collections proposed below:
In this section of the Voynich we have 324 stars, each aligned more or less with a sentence or a few. There are also at least two missing folios (109r / 109v and 110r / 110v). Each folio averages around 14 stars, with some like 103r higher at 19, and three folios at the lowest end of 10 stars (105r, 105v, and 116r), and the rest vary in amount. So if we assume our 4 missing folios at 14 stars each, it would give us 56 added stars, or 380 total goal (324 we have plus 56 estimated missing = 380). With me so far?
Here’s what I suggest:
- The Pythagorean Sentences = 123
- The Sentences of Clitarchus = 130*
The Golden Sentences of Democrates = 80 (some have 84?)
- The Similitudes of Demophilus = 59**
Adding these up we get 392. Pretty close to our 380 estimate.
It would mean our missing four folios would have to total 68, or average of 17 stars per page. Well within existing Folios (remember 103r has 19). I wonder if Folio 58r / 58v belongs in this section as well, which would bring our missing stars total down."
Please see my blog post for more information.
To clarify, I do not mean it is a word-for-word copy - I am still on the team of the text as a cipher.
I will post my other theory in a new thread, but this theory is very related to the overall theme of a Pythagorean influence. I would love some discussion on this, and welcome all corrections and feedback.
All the best,
Sherri Mastrangelo