Voynich MS - Quire 4 | ||||
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DescriptionQuire 4 is a standard quire containing folios 25 through 32. The gathering mark is on f32v. All pages in this quire have herbal illustrations, but there is a mixture of pages with Currier languages A and B.
Schematic folio layout:
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Folio 25 | ||||
Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f25r. | ||||
f25r | ||||
>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library) >>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager) General description
This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages
see here.
Illustration(s)A simple plant, with small brown 'beans' attached to the stem in a few places. TextThere are 6 lines of text in a single paragraph, with an additional 'name' right-justified on the last line of the text (a co-called 'title').
Currier language: A
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f25v | ||||
>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library) >>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager) General descriptionThis is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here. Illustration(s)Plant apparently without flower (but difficult to see). There is a small animal that looks like a dragon, apparently eating from the bottom leaf. TextThere are seven lines of text in a single paragraph at the top of the page.
Currier language: A
Browse interlinear transliteration of f25v Other information
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Folio 26 | ||||
Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f26r. | ||||
f26r | ||||
>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library) >>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager) General description
This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages
see here.
Illustration(s)A plant with plain roots and blue flowers on two stalks. TextThere are 10 liens of text in two paragraphs, written around the top of the plant picture.
Currier language: B
Browse interlinear transliteration of f26r Other information
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f26v | ||||
>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library) >>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager) General descriptionThis is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here. Illustration(s)A plant with lots of symmetrically arranged small leaves and many small blue flowers. TextThere are nine lines of text in a single paragraph, written above the plant.
Currier language: B
Browse interlinear transliteration of f26v Other information
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Folio 27 | ||||
Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f27r. | ||||
f27r | ||||
>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library) >>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager) General description
This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages
see here.
Illustration(s)This page has two different plants, a larger one with long leaves and two small flowers and a much smaller one that just consists of a root with three small leaves. TextThere are 13 lines of text in two paragraphs. The second ends with a single centred word.
Currier language: A
Browse interlinear transliteration of f27r Other informationThe smaller plant looks like Asarum. | ||||
f27v | ||||
>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library) >>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager) General descriptionThis is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here. Illustration(s)The root of the plant has nails or teeth. The leaves are small and oblong and there are five white flowers with a red heart. TextThere are 8 lines of text in a single paragraph at the top of the page, avoiding the flowers.
Currier language: A
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Folio 28 | ||||
Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f28r. There are three holes in the parchment of this folio. The largest one has partly been stitched. | ||||
f28r | ||||
>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library) >>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager) General description
This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages
see here.
Illustration(s)Simple root, a crown of green leaves and a long stem with structure rising from it (like a periscope). TextThere are 9 lines of text in a single paragraph.
Currier language: A
Browse interlinear transliteration of f28r Other information
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f28v | ||||
>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library) >>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager) General description
This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages
see here.
Illustration(s)Large white flower with a similar green flower behind it. TextThere are nine lines of writing in three short paragraphs. The second one has a 'signature'. There are some very small symbols in the middle of the white flower.
Currier language: A
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Folio 29 | ||||
Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f29r. | ||||
f29r | ||||
>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library) >>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager) General description
This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages
see here.
Illustration(s)Plant drawing with alternating blue and green leaves. TextThere are 9 lines of text in two paragraphs.
Currier language: A
Browse interlinear transliteration of f29r Other information
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f29v | ||||
>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library) >>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager) General descriptionThis is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here. Illustration(s)Plant drawing with different kinds of green. Six green bulbs and one blue flower. The root has some needles. TextThere are 12 lines of text in three paragraphs.
Currier language: A
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Folio 30 | ||||
Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f30r. | ||||
f30r | ||||
>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library) >>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager) General description
This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages
see here.
Illustration(s)Plant with long green leaves and small blue flowers. The green painting was done very inaccurately. TextThere are 13 lines of text in two paragraphs.
Currier language: A
Browse interlinear transliteration of f30r Other information
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f30v | ||||
>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library) >>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager) General descriptionThis is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here. Illustration(s)Plant with a conspicuous root, brown leaves and tendrils. TextThere are 11 lines of text in a single paragraph.
Currier language: A
Browse interlinear transliteration of f30v Other information
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Folio 31 | ||||
Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f31r. | ||||
f31r | ||||
>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library) >>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager) General description
This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages
see here.
Illustration(s)Plant drawing. A long twisted brown root, all leaves to the left and unpainted flowers to the right and to the top. The leaves have been painted green very inaccurately. TextThere are 16 lines of text in three paragraphs of text. The last line is centred.
Currier language: B
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f31v | ||||
>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library) >>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager) General descriptionThis is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here. Illustration(s)A plant with leaves to the right (several green and one brown), two flowers to the left and what looks like seeds at the top.. TextThere are 11 lines of text in two paragraphs.
Currier language: B
Browse interlinear transliteration of f31v Other informationIf anything, this looks like a thistle. | ||||
Folio 32 | ||||
Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f32r. | ||||
f32r | ||||
>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library) >>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager) General description
This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages
see here.
Illustration(s)Plant drawing. Many small green leaves. Five flowers in white and blue, with small yellow crown. TextThere are 19 lines of text in two paragraphs. The second paragraph has very short lines ending at the plant.
Currier language: A
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f32v | ||||
>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library) >>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager) General descriptionThis is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here. Gathering mark (49) in lower right corner. Illustration(s)A very tall plant drawing. Large root, small starry leaves dn three blue flowers with four smaller buds. TextThere are 11 lines of text in two paragraphs.
Currier language: A
Browse interlinear transliteration of f32v Other information
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