{$I=C $Q=J $P=A} # Last edited on 1998-10-20 03:49:20 by stolfi # # Identification: # # Title: ??? # Page: f69r = JA (Rene) = p129 (Stolfi) # Folio: f69 # Panels: f69r # Bifolio: bJ1 = f69+f70 # Quire: J (Rene) = X (Beinecke) # # Attributes: # # Language: ? (Currier) # Hand: ? (Currier) # Subsets: C (Rene), cos (Stolfi) # Subject: cosmological # Colors: green-blue(pipes),yellow(stars) (Reeds) # # Description: # # The page contains a circular diagram, under a single paragraph # (unit "P") with 3.9 lines. # # The diagram is bounded by a faint mechanically drawn circle. Just # inside it is a circular band of text (unit "C"), reading clockwise. # This text is divided into 16 sectors; see below for details. # # Most of the area inside the diagram is occupied by a flower-like # figure. The core of the flower is a thin mechanically drawn # circle, containing a star with six narrow, pointed arms. Each arm # has three coloured bands near the point. # # The rays of the star divide the interior of the circle into six # unequal sectors, each labeled with a Voynichese letter (unit "W"). # There is no obvious starting place. # # Surrounding the central disk is a band of text (unit "S"), with a # discernible gap at 10:00. Surrounding the text is another thin # mechanically drawn circle, slightly eccentric. # # Sprouting from the second circle are 45 thin radial lines ("flower # stalks"), extending almost all the way to the outer text band, each # of them terminating in an object that looks like a shallow conical # cup (perhaps a stylized flower, resembling a California poppy). # The "flowers" touch each other, forming a continuous ring. # # The 45 sectors defined by the flower stalks are alternatingly # "empty" and filled with 22 radial lines of text (unit "R"), # reading outwards. This leaves two adjacent empty sectors at 02:00. # The first of these two empty sectors (going clockwise) is cut by # an extra radial line that passes between the two flower cups and # extends all the way to the outer circle. The clockwise half of # this sector is is decorated with abstract patterns. # # Some of the "empty" sectors have a stripe of dark paint, displaced # to one side. There are 12 dark stripes, starting with the 3rd # sector after the decorated "marker", and then spaced # # 2,4,4,2,4,6,2,4,6,2,4 # # sectors apart (always clockwise). # # The space between the "ring of flowers" and the outer circle is # divided into sixteen sectors by another set of radial lines, thin # and wavy. These lines divide the outer band of text into sixteen # phrases, each containing a few whole words. One of these lines is # the extra radial line at 02:00, that defined the decorated band. # The other fifteen lines start at the flower ring, either between # two adjacent flowers (13 cases) or at the middle of a flower (2 # cases). These lines thus divide the "flower ring" too into # sections, which, clockwise from the "start marker" line contain # # 2, 2, 2.5, 3.5, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3.5, 3.5, 3, 3, 2, 3 # # flower cups. # # Comments: # # The dark stripes in some sectors may have been the result of the # hypothetical "Dark Painter" mistaking the spaces between the # radial lines by solid cylinders, and tried to shade them # accordingly. Unfortunately that "obvious" interpretation is # excluded when one looks closely at how the radial lines connect to # the "cups". Of course the "shadows" have made the error easier to # make. # # There is no obvious place to start reading the letters between # the star arms; but if one starts at 11:00 (the smallest sector) # the letters spell out "dolsedy"; which may be an unexpected # splitting of "dolshdy", a rather common word. # # The radial lines and the outer text probably start at the # decorated band at 02:00. On the other hand, the decorated band may # be just a filler addded to patch up a mistake (the attempt to fit # an alternating pattern into an odd number of sectors). # ## {} # Text paragraph above diagram. # Last edited on 1998-12-09 17:32:28 by stolfi # # "U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image # # Weirdos: # # &ct = long with a attached to the tip of the ligature, # well above the baseline. # tcheeos.shey.opaiin.chey.shey.qokeea!shdy.ol.ot.otal.sar- tcheeos.shey.opaiin.chey.shey.qokeey.shdy.ol.ot.otal.sar- tcheeos.shey.opaiin.chey.shey.qokeey,shdy.ol.ot.otal.sar- # daiin.shey.okaiin.shkechy.sheey.tey.chy.cthy.otol.cham- daiin.shey.okaiin.shk!chy.sheey.tey.chy.cthy.otol.cham- daiin.shey.okaiin.shkechy.sheey.tey,chy.cthy.otol.cham- # sheos!aiin.ct!!!!ar.choetey.okal.chy.ykar.ytchey.cheotam- sheos!aiin.ct!!!har.che!tey.okal.chy.ykar.ytchey.cheotam- sheos,aiin.*{&ct}ar.choetey.okal.chy.ykar.ytchey.cheotam- # y!cheo.r!aiin.ychey.otaiin.okchor.yty.chkal.shol= y!cheo.r!aiin.ychey!otaiin.okchor.yty.chkal.shol= y,cheo!s,aiin.ychey.otaiin.okchor.yty.chkal.shol= # ## {} # Outer ring of text # Last edited on 1998-12-08 23:56:37 by stolfi # # "U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image # "V" transcription by John Grove # # Transcribed clockwise from decorated wedge at 02:00 # Breaks "-" are the wriggly sector-dividing lines. # # shy.cht!air!y- shy.chtches,y- shy.chtches!y-{Grove's S5} # yt!oetear- yt,oeteor- yt.oeteor-{Grove's S6} # ytey.cholam- ytey.cholam- ytey.cholam-{Grove's S7} # dair.ar.yteey.chdy- dair.ar.yteey.chdy- dair.ar.yteey.chdy-{Grove's S8} # okair.os.air- okair.os,air- okair.os.air-{Grove's S9} # chy.to.s.aly- chy,to,s,aly- chy.to.s.aly-{Grove's S10} # chetar.ar.aly- chetar.ar,aly- chetar.ar!aly-{Grove's S11} # dalr.al.ody- dair.al,ody- dair.al!ody-{Grove's S12} # dal.daiin.otolam- dal.daiin.otolam- dal.daiin.otolam-{Grove's S13} # ytcheody!tor- ytcheody,tor- ytcheody,tor-{Grove's S14} # oteos.cho!p.ota!ky- oteos.choep.otacky- oteos.cho!p.otaik*-{Grove's S15} # ar.odain.chtaly- ar.odair.chtaly- ar.odair.chtaly-{Grove's S16} # oto.dar.archol- oto,dar.arshol- oto.dai.archol-{Grove's S1} # okeeo.chey.dy- oteey.chey,dy- okeeo.chey.dy-{Grove's S2} # dcho!char.ar- dcho!char,ar- dcho.char.ar-{Grove's S19} # ytal.air.al- ytal,air,al- ytal!ain.al-{Grove's S20} # # ## {} # Radial lines between "flower stalks" # Last edited on 1998-12-27 23:51:19 by stolfi # # "U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image # "V" transcription by John Grove # # Transcribed clockwise from decorated wedge at 02:00. # # Here is the approximate correspondence between radial lines ("R") # and sectors in the outer text ring ("C"). However many radial lines # are aligned with sector boundary. # # R1 C2 # R2 C3 # R3 C3 # R4 C4 # R5 C5 # R6 C6 # R7 C6 # R8 C7 # R9 C8 # R10 C9 # R11 C9 # R12 C10 # R13 C10 # R14 C11 # R15 C11 # R16 C12 # R17 C13 # R18 C13 # R19 C14 # R20 C15 # R21 C15 # R22 C16 # okch!octhy.okar.ar= ok**,octhy.otar.ar= okee!octhy.okar.ar= # cheg.ar.itho!r.ary= chey.ar.ctho!r,ary= chey.ar.ctho.r.ary= # sair.chekey.dairam= *air.chekey.sairam= !air.chekey.sairam= # okcho.dal.oka!r.a!r= okeeo.dal.oka!r.a!r= okcho.dal.okchr.chs= # sol.aiir.okey!tam= sol.aiir.okey,tam= sol.aiir.okey.tam= # okeos.ar.alg= okeos.ar,old= okeos.ar.ald= # docheeo.kody.sar= docheeo.kody.sar= docheey.kody.sar= # dchokey.shkchody.al= dchokey.shkchody,al= dchokey.shkchody.al= # chor.al.ylcho.ral= chor.al.ylchy.ral= chor.al.alchy.ral= # soir.al.okody.otedy= sain.al.okody.otedy= sair.al.okody.otedy= # okody.cheody.sar= okody.cheody.sar= okody.cheody.sar= # chokeod.okeea= chokeod.okeey= chokeod.okeey= # dkochy.cthody.dy= dkochy.cthody.dy= okochy.cthody.dy= # chodchy.chotal= chodchy.chotal= chodchy.chotal= # okeo.sho.qotam= okeo,sho,qotam= okeo.sho.qotam= # okeodar.oteody= okeodar.oteody= okeodar.oteody= # ykeeos.al.dair.dar= ykeeos.al,dair,dar= ykeeos.al.dair.dar= # ykeey.dal.oky= ykeey.dal.oky= okeey.dal.oky= # doly.dal.dar.chyky= doly.dal.dar.chyky= doly.dal.dar.chyky= # okchol.qokol.dalo= oke!ol.qokol.daly= okchol.qokol.dalo= # ykechody.otar= okecho**.otar= ykechody.otar= # dar!y.dar.aloly= dar,y.dar.aloly= dar!y.dar.aloly= # ## {} # Inner ring of text # Last edited on 1998-12-09 17:33:47 by stolfi # # "U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image # "V" transcription by John Grove # # Transcribed clockwise from wider gap at 10:00 # oko!eese.dain!key.ochs.cheor.yteey.o!kcheo.dar.cho.okchos.al.aiin= okcheesy.dain,key.oees.cheor.yteey.o,kee!o,dar.cho.okeeor.al.aiin= okcheese.daii!key.oees.chear.yteey.o!keeeo!dar.cho.okchos.al.aiin= # ## {} # Letter labels on central disk sectors (between star arms). # Last edited on 1998-12-24 21:20:13 by stolfi # # "U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image # "V" transcription by John Grove # # Transcribed clockwise from smallest wedge at 11:00 # d- d- d- # o- o- o- # l- l- l- # s- s- s- # em!!!!!!!!!!!!- ed!!!!!!!!!!!!- ed{not quite?}- # y- y- y- # {$I=C $Q=J $P=B} # Last edited on 1998-10-20 04:22:18 by stolfi # # Identification: # # Title: ??? # Page: f69v = JB (Rene) = p130 (Stolfi) # Folio: f69 # Panels: f69v # Bifolio: bJ1 = f69+f70 # Quire: J (Rene) = X (Beinecke) # # Attributes: # # Language: ? (Currier) # Hand: ? (Currier) # Subsets: C (Rene), cos (Stolfi) # Subject: cosmological # Colors: blue,green (Reeds) # # Description: # # The page contains only a circular diagram, framed by four faint # circles alternating with three bands of text (unit "C"). There is # a conspicuous extra-wide break in all three bands at 10:45. There # are also a couple of 'double space'd gaps in all three rings at # about 12:00, not quite aligned, following the first few words on # each ring. # # In the middle of the diagram there is a colored disk filled with # tiny stars, with one large star at the center, whose slender rays # extend to the disk's perimeter. # # Sprouting radially from the disk are 28 cylindrical objects # ("logs"), alternatingly long and short, extending about halfway to # the outer frame. Each log has a label (unit "L"), which reads # radially inward along the log's axis. # # ## {} # Circular text in outer frame # Last edited on 1998-12-09 17:37:07 by stolfi # # "U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image. # "V" transcription by John Grove # # Transcribed outside in, clockwise from conspicuous break at 10:45 # # &173 = "y" with overbar # dair.cheyky.otamy-{gap}sar!a!r.chykar- {gap}okair.sh.ar.chetody.okeeos.o!tey.ot!okchey.okeeody.okeey.doiir.yteeo.y.echa .ot!a.okedy.chsdy.okeod!y.dy.cho.aiin.okar.okar.chol.chese.yto.odair.oty.otcho.d ar.o.ey.keody.dchor.char- dair.cheyky.okam*-{gap}sar,a!r,chykar- {gap}okair,sh!ar.chetody.okeeas.o!tey.ot!okee!y.okeeody.okeey.doiir.yteeo.y.chey .ot,y.okedy.chrdy.okeod,y,dy.cho!aiin.okar.okar.chol.chees.yty,odair.oty.oteeo.d ar.o!ey!keody.dchor.char- dair.cheyky.otamy-{gap}sar.air.chykar- {gap}okair.sh.ar.chetody.okeeos.o.tey.ot.okeeey.okeeody.okeey.doiir.yteeo.y.chea .ot.y.okedy.chsdy.okeod.y.dy.cho.aiin.okar.okar.chol.chees.yto.olair.oty.oteeo.d ar.o.ey.kiody.dchor.char-{Grove's R1} # # ykay.chol.ykar-{gap}dal.ykady- {gap}eokeeor.cheoy.choly.ykchal.cheos.oaram.ockhy.shchy.aiin!y.daiial.cheody.che ol.yekey.chsar.y!dy.ykey.chy.dy.chol.ykar.oly.ykeeody.chey.dal.ody.airchy.choky. ychey.chey- okay.chol.ykar-{gap}dal,ykady- {gap}*okeear.cheey.choly.ykeeal.cheo*.oaram.octhy.sheey,aiin,y.dairal.cheody.che al.ycthy.chear,y,dy.ytey.c!y,dy.chol.ykar,oly.ykeeody,chey.dal!ody.airchy.choky. ychey.chey- okay.eeol.ykar-{gap}dal.ykady- {gap}eokeeor.cheoy.choly.ykeeal.cheos.oaram.ockhy.sheey.aiin!y.daiial.cheody.che al.yekey.cheal.y.dy.ykey.chy.dy.chol.ykar.oly.ykeeody.chey.dal.ody.airchy.choky. ychey.chey-{Grove's R2} # # do!air.otaldal- {gap}dair.y!!!!!!.chdy.otoar.ar.y!!!!!!.chy.qoteor.cho.qotair.chda.oteeal.chear. ar.air.oteody.ytyda.dchy.otoly.okeodal.oteoarar.chetesescher.dair.chey.okody.dal .oteey.oteey= do!air.otaldal- {gap}dair.*{&173}.chdy.otoar,ar,*{&173},chy.qoteor.cho.qotair.chdy.oteeal.chear, ar,air.oteody.ytydy.dchy.otoly.okeodal.oteo,arar.chet**r.**r.dair,chey.okody.dal .oteeo.oteey= dy.air.otaldal- {gap}dair.*{&173}.chdy.otoar.ar.*{&173}.chy.qoteor.cho.qotair.chdy.oteeal.chear. ar.air.oteody.ytyda.dchy.otoly.okeodal.oteo.arar.chet**s!ear.dair.chey.okody.dal !!!!!!.oteey={Grove's R3} # ## {} # Labels on 28 logs around star # Last edited on 1998-12-11 12:58:48 by stolfi # # "V" transcription by John Grove. # "U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image. # # Renumbered by J.Stolfi, clockwise from the extra-wide break in # the outer text frame. # ykeey= ykeey={Grove's Y.1} ykeey={Grove's Y.1} # ytary= ytary={Grove's X.2} ytary={Grove's X.2} # oeesa= oeesy={Grove's Y.2} oeesy={Grove's Y.2} # ytody= ytody={Grove's X.3} ytody={Grove's X.3} # okody= okody={Grove's Y.3} okody={Grove's Y.3} # otody= otody={Grove's X.4} otody={Grove's X.4} # okeol= okeal={Grove's Y.4} okeal={Grove's Y.4} # okeod= okeod={Grove's X.5} okeod={Grove's X.5} # oteeys= oteeys={Grove's Y.5} oteeys={Grove's Y.5} # oteol= oteol={Grove's X.6} oteol={Grove's X.6} # ykeydy= ykeydy={Grove's Y.6} ykeydy={Grove's Y.6} # okeod= okeod={Grove's X.7} okeod={Grove's X.7} # sar!al= sar!al={Grove's Y.7} sar,al={Grove's Y.7} # saiir= saiir={Grove's X.8} saiir={Grove's X.8} # okolar= okolar={Grove's Y.8} okolar={Grove's Y.8} # ykeody= ykeody={Grove's X.9} ykeody={Grove's X.9} # sarydy= sarady={Grove's Y.9} sarady={Grove's Y.9} # otchy= otchy={Grove's X.10} otchy={Grove's X.10} # okchy.dy= okeey!dy={Grove's Y.10} okeey,dy={Grove's Y.10} # okey.d= okey!d={Grove's X.11} okey,d={Grove's X.11} # okeod= okeod={Grove's Y.11} okead={Grove's Y.11} # okodchy= okodchy={Grove's X.12} okodchy={Grove's X.12} # okeody= okeody={Grove's Y.12} okeody={Grove's Y.12} # okchey.s= okchey!s={Grove's X.13} okchey!s={Grove's X.13} # oar.alys= oar.alys={Grove's Y.13} oar.alys={Grove's Y.13} # okchy.sar= okeey.sar={Grove's X.14} okeey.sar={Grove's X.14} # okeo.dy= okeo.dy={Grove's Y.14} okeo,dy={Grove's Y.14} # ochoyk= ychoyk={Grove's X.1} ochoyk={Grove's X.1} # {$I=C $Q=J $P=C} # Last edited on 1998-10-20 04:57:57 by stolfi # # Identification: # # Title: ??? # Page: f70r1 = JC (Rene) = p131 (Stolfi) # Folio: f70 # Panels: f70r1 # Bifolio: bJ1 = f69+f70 # Quire: J (Rene) = X (Beinecke) # # This page is the innermost recto panel of a six-panel fold-out. # # Attributes: # # Language: ? (Currier) # Hand: ? (Currier) # Subsets: C (Rene), cos (Stolfi) # Subject: cosmological # Colors: yellow,blue (Reeds) # # Description: # # The page contains only a circular diagram, framed by three faint # mechanically drawn circles and three rings of text (unit "C"). # # The first ring of text lies just inside circle #1 (the outermost # one). Only the top half of the ring is filled, and mostly with # dots and circles; the text proper is only a couple of words. # # Text rings #2 and #3 lie just outside circles #2 and #3. There are # extra-wide word gaps at about 10:30, not aligned, and smaller but # aligned gaps at 01:30. # # Inside the frame there is a textured and lightly-colored disk, # whose outline is broken by nine features with frilled edges that # resemble fat mushrooms, or squashed cauliflowers, or sea anemones # without tentacles, or... um... well.... # # Between the text frame and the "mushroom thing" there are nine # radial phrases (unit "Y"), each with two or three words, reading # inwards, starting near the frame and ending in the notch between # two consecutive "mushrooms". # # At the center of the diagram there us a star with six slender arms, # inscribed in a circle with many short and rounded fingers. # Between the star arms there are six labels (unit "X"), reading inwards. # # A faint straight radial line extends from the 10:30 arm and # bisects the corresponding mushroom (which happens to be the # smallest one). # # Just outside the many-fingered disk there is a ring of text # (unit "I"). Its starting point seems to be the radial line at 10:30. # # Comments: # # The starting point of the outer ring is probably at the aligned gaps # at 01:30, although the person who scribbled on the copy seemed # to prefer the non-aligned gaps at 10:30. # # The starting point of the outer labels may be at 01:30 too, since # that label has a "p" gallows. Another possibility is the label at # 10:30, just counterclockwise of the smalest "mushroom" (and of its # bisecting line). # # John Grove thinks that the labels were written counter-clockwise # as those that are upside down are the ones between 6:00-1:00. # ## {} # Circular lines - outer rings of text # Last edited on 1998-12-27 23:55:32 by stolfi # # "V" transcription by J. Grove # "U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image. # # Outermost ring is incomplete. Transcription clockwise starting from West. *{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}oooooooool!ar*{&.}*{ &.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}!s*{&.}*{&.}r*{&.}*{&.}!!!!!!= %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%oooooooool.ar.*!!!*! !!!*!!!!*!!!!!!!!!!s*!!!!*!!!!r*!!!!*!!!!!*%%%%={Grove's Z} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%oooooooool,ar.*{&.}* {&.}s!!!*{&.}*{&.}.s*{&.}*{&.}s*{&.}*{&.}.*{&.}= # # # Second ring, transcribed clockwise from aligned gaps at 01:30 okchedy.oteos.okes.okeos.cy.okchol.s!air.ody.o.chopcheopchy.chol.air.shekchy.cho teo!dy.oteeshs.opcheody.otol.choky.chody.chotey.sheal.ar.ykeody.oteey.chedaiin.c hotar.soly-{gap}oteody.choekeeos.alair!dy.okol.okeey.dar!y.otor!sheod- okchody.oteos.okes!okeas.ey.okchol.s!air!ody.o.chopcheopchy.chol!air.shekchy.cho tee.dy.oteeshs.opcheody.otol.choky.chody.chotey.sheal.ar.ykeody.oteey.chedaiin.c hotar.soly-{gap}oteody.choekeeos.alair.dy.okal.okeey.dar!y.otar!sheod-{Grove's R1} okchody.oteor.okes.okeos.*y.okchol,s,air!ody.o,chopcheopchy.chol,air.shekchy.cho teo!dy.oteeshs.opcheody.otol.**oky.chody.chotey.sheal,ar.ykeody.oteey.chedaiin.c hotar.soly-{gap}oteody.chockheos.alair,dy.okal.okeey.dar,y.otor,sheod- # # # Third ring, transcribed clockwise from aligned gaps at 01:30 okeol.choly.yky.okchedy.chkal.ofchor.qokal.opolaiin.okeos.oty.dal.choekeey.dal.c hoekeey.dal.cheo.al.otchoky.chety.chodalar.okal.chear.aly.oteos.ar.os.al.oko!l!a ir.dy-{gap}oteodas.chy.oteody.tochody.okchody.ytar.ytory- okeol.choly.qky.okchedy.chkal.ofchon.qokal.opolaiin.okeor.oty.dol.choekeey.dal.! !!!!!!!!!!!!cheo.ol.oteeoky.chety.chodalar.okal.chear.aly.oteos.ar.os.al.oko.l.a ir.dy-{gap}oteodar.chy.oteody.tochody.okchody.ytar.ytory-{Grove's R2} okeol.choly.yky.okchedy.chkal.ofchon.qokal.opolaiin.okeos.oty.dal.chockhey.dal.! !!!!!!!!!!!!cheo,al.oteeoky.chety.chodalar.otol,chear,aly.oteor.ar.os.al.oko!l!a ir.dy-{gap}oteodar.chy.oteody.tochady.okchody.ytar.ytory- # ## {} # Labels between "mushrooms"(?) # Last edited on 1998-12-09 17:51:17 by stolfi # # "V" transcription by J. Grove # "U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image. # # Trascription clockwise from 12:00 # Note that John Grove's numbering goes counterclockwise from # otcho.dar.yky= otcho.dar.yky={Grove's Y.9} otcho.dar.yky= # opar.ykchy= opar.ykchy={Grove's Y.8} opar.ykchy= # y.saimchy.dam= y!saikchy.dam={Grove's Y.7} y,saikchy.dam= # otair.orolgy= otair!oroldy={Grove's Y.6} otair,oroldy= # dchal.da!m= dchal.daim={Grove's Y.5} dchal.daim= # yteody.sam= yteody.san={Grove's Y.4} yteody.sam= # okchy.dal.dy= okchy.dal!dy={Grove's Y.3} okchy.dal,dy= # yfcheodly= yfcheodly={Grove's Y.2} yfcheodly= # ytcheas.aly= ytcheos.aly={Grove's Y.1} ytcheos.aly= # ## {} # Circular lines - ring of text around central disk # Last edited on 1998-11-24 04:32:20 by stolfi # # "U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image. # # Transcription clockwise starting from the faint lines at 10:30 otechg.tshey.ol.oteey.ched.ar.oteos.sheor.al!al.otar.ar!y.oteod!shey.keody.oteos .al. okeeed.tshsy.ol.oteey.ched,ar.oteos.cheor,al,al.otar,ar,y.oteod,chey.keody.oteos ,al. # ## {} # Labels on sectors inside star # Last edited on 1998-10-20 04:39:15 by stolfi # # "V" transcription by J. Grove # "U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image. # # Transcription clockwise from 10:30. # Note that John Grove's numbering goes counterclockwise. # okeody= okeody= okeody={Grove's X.1} # otody= otody= otody={Grove's X.6} # ypolol= ypolol= ypolol={Grove's X.5} # chodal= chodal= chodal={Grove's X.4} # okosd= okard= okasd={Grove's X.3} # ykeal= ykeal= ykeal={Grove's X.2} # {$I=C $Q=J $P=D} # Last edited on 1998-10-20 05:35:19 by stolfi # # Identification: # # Title: ??? # Page: f70r2 = JD (Rene) = p132 (Stolfi) # Folio: f70 # Panels: f70r2, f70r3 # Bifolio: bJ1 = f69+f70 # Quire: J (Rene) = X (Beinecke) # # This page spans the two outer recto panels of a six-panel fold-out. # The outermost one (f70r3) is only half as wide as a normal panel. # # Attributes: # # Language: ? (Currier) # Hand: ? (Currier) # Subsets: C (Rene), cos (Stolfi) # Subject: astronomical # Colors: ??? (Reeds) # # Description: # # The first panel (f70r2 proper) contains a circular diagram framed # by four rings of text (unit "C") between two faint mechanically # drawn circles. There are two faint radial strokes at 10:00, breaking the two # outer rings, and one at 09:05, breaking the two inner rings. # # The second (half-)panel contains a paragraph with 13.7 lines of text # (unit "P"), part of which spans the fold between the two panels. # # Inside the diagram's frame is an eight-pointed flower (or chubby # star), with serrated outline. A narrow channel or stem connects # the tip of each of the star arms to the frame. # # Inside the flower there is a sun, containing a ring of text (unit # "I"), and inside it a human (woman's?) face with crossed eyes and # smooth light hair. The sun has eight S-shaped rays directed along # the star's arms, interleaved with eight long spikes with a bulbous # base, each touchng the diagram's frame. # # Comments: # # Speculation is that the two inner circles are one paragraph since # they share the single line marker at 09:05, and the two outermost # are another paragraph since they share the double line marker at # 10:00. # # However those lines may be modern guesses. The aligned gaps # at 12:00 on the two outer rings and at 06:00 on the two inner rings # are equally plausible. # ## {} # Circles of text around diagram, outside in. # Last edited on 1998-12-09 17:59:06 by stolfi # # "U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image. # "V" transcriprion by John Grove # # Weirdos: # # &152 = Grove's "M"; mapped to "d" # &ar = and run together # # Transcribed clockwise from double radial stroke 10:30 sal.air.am.shed!!!!!!y.chokal.choikhy.sho!keey.choky.chol.dy.okeeal.o!teedy.dg!s .dair.aiin.okees.okeear.okeear.ar.alekeey.ar.kam.oteeodalsy.chekeoar.chokey.dar. dcheoky.otar.doithy.dair.otchetchar.!!!!!!okseo.l!al.kchm.okar.ar.dar- sal,ain.am.shed!!!!!!y.chokal.chockhy.sho!keey.choky.chol.dy.okeeal.o,teedy.**!s .dair,aiin.okees.okeear.!!!!!!!ar,alekeey.ar!kam.oteeodalsy.chekeoar.chokey.dar. dcheoky.otai.doithy.dair.otchetchar.okear.okee*,l,ol.kchm.okar,ar,dar- sal.air.am.shed{&152}y.chokal.choikhy.sho.keey.choky.chol.dy.okeeal.o!teedy.lshs .dair.aiin.o***!.okchar.!!!!!!!ar!ylekeoy.al!kam.oteeodalsy.chekeoar.chokey.dar. dcheoky.otai.daithy.dair.otchetchar.okear.okeeo.l!al.kchm.okar.ar!dar-{Grove's R4} # # # Transcribed clockwise from from double radial stroke 10:30 otar.ar.chedal.oar.al.aldaiin.ykeeeedaiir.sheo!l.dar.chal.ykees.aiis.dl.cheey.r! keeo.d.oteeodar.aiin.aral.daiir.sheedal.sheodaiin.choar.char.choteoly.cho.oteey. chotey.csoeky.chedy.choteos.a!m.oteodar.ockhh- otar.ar.chedal.oar,al.aldaiin.ykeeeedaiir.sheo,l,dar.chal.ykees,aiir,dy.cheey.s, keeo,d.oteeodar,aiin.aral.daiir.sheedyl.sheodaiin.choar.chol.chotealy.cho.ote!y. chotey.choeky.chedy.choteos,a!m.oteodar.ockhe- otar.ar.chedal.oar!al.aldaiin.ykcheedaiis.sheo.l.dar.chal.ykees.aiir.dl.cheey.r! keeo.d.otchodar.aiin.aral.daiir.sheedal.sheodaiin.choar.cho*.choteoly.cho.oteey. chotey.choeky.chedy.choteos!iim.oteodar.ockhh-{Grove's R3} # # # Transcribed clockwise from single radial stroke at 09:15 oches.air.chess.ctheey.sheeody.shopcho.yteody.ykaldy.oteeo!s.aiin.shey.shee.fora !r.aim.cheoteeodal.sho.choetchaldy.dal.aiir.ches.otes.ar.dalol.chtam-{wide gap}opaiir.chekeo.oteedy.o!teeo.okol.chotal.otol.al.dl- oches,air.chesh.ctheey.sheeody.shopchy.yteody.ykaldy.oteeo!s,aiir.shea.shee.par, ar.aim.cheoteeodal.sho.shoeteealdy.dal.aiir.ches.otes,ar.dalol.chtam-{wide gap}opaiir,chokeo.oteedy.o,tcho.otol.chotal.otol,al,dl- oches.air.chese.ctheey.sheeody.shopchy.yteody.ykaldy.oteeo.s.aiin.shey.shee.far. ar.aim.cheoteeodal.sho.choeteealdy.dal.aiir.ches.otes.an.dalol.chtam-{wide gap}opaiir.chokeo.oteedy.o!teeo.okol.chotal.otol.al.dl-{Grove's R2} # # # Transcribed clockwise from single radial stroke at 09:15 otoy.ar.arodchedy.cheecpheey.oteeos.ees.cheol.sheeey.okeedaly.cheeoekey.ykeed*.r !!!.oteey.s.al!.s.air.oteody.!!!!!!!dar.aiir.ody.cheeos!.chey.daiin.otoeeseor.ai r.chedy.oko.dar.al.sho.chotol.d!!!!!!al.dy- oto*!ar.arodchedy.cheocpheey.oteeos,ees.cheol.sheeey.okeedaly.cheeoekey.ykeedir! !!!.oteey.s.che,s.air.oteody.oteady.dar.aiir.ody.cheeo!s,chey.daiin.otoeeshor.ai r.chedy.oko!dar,al.sho.chotol.d!!!!!!al,dy- otoy.ar.arodchedy.cheocpheey.oteeos.ees.cheol.sheeey.okeedaly.cheeo*key.ykeed*{& ar}.oteey.s.al!.b.air.oteody.oteody.dar.aiir.ody.cheeo.r.chey.daiin.otoeeseor.ai r.chedy.oko!dar.al.sho.chotol.d{&152}al!dy-{Grove's R1} # # ## {} # Inner circle of text. # Last edited on 1998-12-09 17:59:37 by stolfi # # "U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image. # # Transcribed clockwise from 12:00 otchsy.ol.shy.oteo.sal.ol.keey.oteol.choky.otch!o!shy. otchsy.ol.chy.oteo.sal,ol,k*!y.oteol.choky.otch,o,shy. # ## {} # Text, NE side of diagram # Last edited on 1998-12-09 18:03:08 by stolfi # # "U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image. # "V" transcription by John Grove # # Lines P.9 on were quite garbled in the "F" transcription -- # it listed only 11 lines instead of the correct 14. # otchey.sheol{crease}.chkey.shep.al.r.ar.chly.sheteal.aram- otchey.sheol{crease}.chkey.shep.al.r.ar.chly.sheteal.aram- otchey.sheol{crease}.chkey.shep.al.r.ar.chly.sheteal.aram- otchey.sheol{crease}.ckh!y.shep.al.s.ar.chly.sheteal.aram- # dair.cheey.s{crease}.ch!otey.dshy.dam.chchet!al.ykem!y- dair.cheey.s{crease}.ch!ote!.dshy.dam.chch!t!al.yk!!ly- dair.cheey.s{crease}.cheotey.dshy.dam.chchet,al.ykedly- dair.cheey.s{crease}.cheotey.dshy.dam.chchit.al.ykem!y- # ykeeo.y.s.al!{crease}!.she!y.cthy.shekey.qokal.aiir.oteom- ykeeo!y.s!all{crease}!.sheey.cthy.shckhy.qokal.aiir.oteom- ykeeo,y.s,al!{crease}d.she!y.cthy.shckhy.qokal.aiir.oteom- ykeeo.y.s.al!{crease}!.she!y.cthy.shckhy.qokal.aiir.otelg- # daiin.okeey{crease}.shoaiin.ckhhey.otal.shshy.tal.dam- daiin.okeey{crease}.shoaiin.o!*eey.otal.shshy.tal.dam- daiin.okeey{crease}.shoaiin.ckheey.otal.shshy,tal,dam- daiin.okeey{crease}.shoaiin.ckhhey.otal.shshy.tal.dam- # tal.cheeod.{crease}dal.chcthy.qetal.ddl.ar.chal.dal- tal.cheeo*.{crease}dal.chcthy.qotal.ddl!or.chal.dal- tal.cheeod.{crease}dal.chcthy.qotal.ddl,ar.chal.dal- tal.cheeog.{crease}dal.chcthy.qetal.ddl!ar.chal.dal- # ytar.ar!{crease}!l.y!ol.al.aloees.ytaiir.otal.dal- ytar.ar!{crease}al.y!ol.al.alo*!s.ytainr.otal!dal- ytar.ar,{crease}al.y,ol.al.aloees.ytaiir.otal,dal- ytar.ar.{crease}*!.y.ol.al.aloees.ytaiir.otal!dal- # daiin{crease}.daiin.she.tal.qokal.chol.ckhhy.dy- daiin{crease}.daiin.she.tal.qokal.chol.ckhey.dy- daiin{crease}.daiin.sho.tal.qokal.chol.ckhey,dy- daiin{crease}.daiin.she.tal.qokal.chol!ikhhy.dy- # yta{crease}!s.alal.dalam.dal.cthol.opar!am- yta{crease}ls.alal.dalam.dal.cthol.opar!am- yta{crease}ls.alal.dalam.dal.cthol.opar,am- yta{crease}!s.alal.dalam.dal.cthol.opar!am- # d{crease}y!shol.shol.shol.shocthhy.dalaly- d{crease}olshol.shol.shol.shocthey.dalaly- d{crease}olshol.shol.shol.shocthey.dalaly- # {crease}y!okal.chol.kshody.tol.cheey.okal- {crease}q!okal.chol.kshody.tol.cheey.okal- {crease}shokal.chol.kshody.tol.cheey.okal- {crease}chotal.chol.kshody.tol.cheey.okal-{Grove's P.10} # daiin.chotal.qokal.chol.chotals- daiin.chotal.qokal!chol.chotals- daiin.chotal.qokal,chol.chotals- !aiin.chotal.qokal.chol.chotals-{Grove's P.11} # qokal.shkal.dal.shy.qokal.chdy- qokal.shkal.dal.shy.qokal.chdy- qokal.shkal.dal.shy.qokal.chdy- *okal.shkal.dal.shy.qokal.eedy-{Grove's P.12} # qotal.chey.key.okechy.chdy.cham- qotal.chey.key.okchey.chdy.cham- qotal,chey,key.okeeey.chdy.cham- qotal.chey.key.okechy.chdy.cham-{Grove's P.13} # okaiin.chcthhy.s.or.ary= okaiin.chcthey.s.or.ary= okaiin.chcthey.s.or.ary= okaiin.chcthey.s.or.ary={Grove's P.14} # {$I=Z $Q=J $P=E} # Last edited on 1998-11-02 07:51:57 by stolfi # # Identification: # # Title: "Pisces" # Page: f70v2 = JE (Rene) = p133 (Stolfi) = 135 (Reeds) # Folio: f70 # Panels: f70v2 # Bifolio: bJ1 = f69+f70 # Quire: J (Rene) = X (Beinecke) # # This page spans the two outer verso panels of a six-panel fold-out. # The outermost panel is narrower than normal panels. # # Newbold calls this 70r. # Figure 26 on page 172 of Levitov's book. # # Roe, 8th September 1993 # Machine translated from a transcription in Bennett notation of 16/04/90 # # Attributes: # # Language: ? (Currier) # Hand: ? (Currier) # Subsets: Z (Rene), zod (Stolfi) # Subject: zodiac # Colors: green,blue,red(sparingly,mouths),yellow(stars) (Reeds) # # Description: # # Three concentric rings of text (units "R1" through "R3", inner to # outer), each bounded by a pair of faint, mechanically drawn # circles. # # Just outside the innermost ring of text there is a narrow band of # abstract decoration (Greek-like meanders, notched strips, # hatching, etc., and "notched square" motifs), delimited by another # mechanical circle. # # One can see a small portion (the Northwest quarter, mostly) of # another mechanical circle, just inside the middle ring of text. # This arc of circle appears to bound, and even clip, the "nymph" # drawings inside it (see below). # # In the centre of the diagram there are two fish, the top one # facing West, the bootom one facing East. Each fish has a long, # smooth, pointed snout (vaguely like a tapir's) and horizontal # mouth (the top fish is smiling, the other is sad). The body is # slender like a sturgeon's, with four rows of coarse scales. # To the body are attached a triangular tail, pectoral and ventral fins # (presumably paired), and two short dorsal fins (one just behind # the head, one 2/3 of the way to the tailfin). The tailfin is lobed # and divided into "feathers", like a bird's tail. # # There is a seven-pointed star above the fish, with a Voynichese # label (unit "C"); and another one below, unlabeled. Between the # two fish there is a word in non-Voynich script, whose strokes # seem thicker and more angular than the Voynichese label above. # # Two thin threads connect the fishes' mouths to the top star. The # threads merge just below the star, and connect to it between its # two lower rays. Both threads run clockwise; the lower one passing # below the fishes, thickens shortly after leaving the fish's mouth, # and at its lowest point it sends off a branch that connects to the # highest ray of the bottom star. # # Between the inner and middle rings of text there is a broad band # containing 10 human figures or "nymphs", each coming out of a # horizontal cylinder. These cylinders look like sections of # drainage pipe, with flanges at both ends (cf. f78r). All # cylinders, except the one at 11:00, open counterclockwise, and the # nymphs face in the same direction. The nymphs have most of their # legs inserted horizontally into the "pipes", but bend quite # unnaturaly, bacwards or sideways, so that their torso is upright # (i.e. radial, with the head outwards). # # Between the middle and the outer text rings are 19 (not 20) # nymphs. All are standing (radially, with the head outwards); all # are in frontal view, or slightly turned towards the clockwise # direction. Each of these nymphs is inside an upright barrel or # basket, reaching up to her waist (with only a couple of # exceptions). In proportion to the nymph, the barrel is about two # feet wide, and has a "lip" a couple of inches wide. All barrels # are decorated with various abstract patterns---stripes, hatchings, # circles, waves, etc.. The base of the barrel is hidden by the text # band. The four nymphs at the top, between 11:00 and 01:00 are # smaller and more cramped than the rest (and so are their barrels). # # All figures are naked, and seem to be female: all have (or may # have) full breasts, and many have visible nipples. (But the inner # nymph at 09:00 seems to have nipples below her breasts.) # # There is a star (or flower) next to each nymph, supported by a # wire-like tail---sometimes straight, sometimes S-shaped. All inner # nymphs except 10:00, 09:00, 08:00 are holding their stars by the # "tails". All other nymphs have their hands hidden inside the # barrels, and the star tails are coming out of the containers or # cylinders. # # Each of the 29 figures is labeled with a ``word'' or phrase of # Voynich text (text units "S1" and "S2", inner and outer bands). # The spacing suggests the label is always placed at the right (i.e. # clockwise) of the corresponding nymph. # # The following table summarizes the nymph attributes. The "spos" # column says whether the star is placed clockwise ("cw") or # counterclockwise ("ccw") of the nymph; for inner nymphs that is # also the direction where the tube is open. The "hold" column says # whether the nymph is holding the star (by a ray, or by the tail if # present). The "brst" column tells whether the nymph has visible # female breasts. # # band label place brst spos tail hold notes # ----- ----- ----- ---- --- ---- ---- ---------------------- # inner S1.1 11:30 ? cw no yes # inner S1.2 00:15 ? ccw no yes right arm raised # inner S1.3 01:30 ? ccw yes yes? # inner S1.4 03:00 yes ccw yes yes # inner S1.5 04:15 yes ccw yes yes # inner S1.6 05:30 yes ccw no no # inner S1.7 06:15 yes ccw no yes # inner S1.8 07:30 ? ccw no ? on top of fold # inner S1.9 09:00 yes ccw yes no nipples under breasts? # inner S1.10 10:15 ? ccw yes no # # outer S2.1 11:30 no cw yes no smaller # outer S2.2 11:45 no cw yes no smaller # outer S2.3 00:15 yes cw yes no smaller # outer S2.4 00:30 yes cw yes no smaller # outer S2.5 01:00 yes cw yes no # outer S2.6 01:30 yes cw yes no # outer S2.7 02:00 yes cw yes no # outer S2.8 02:45 yes cw yes no # outer S2.9 03:30 yes cw yes no # outer S2.10 04:15 no cw yes no male? # outer S2.11 04:45 yes cw yes no # outer S2.12 05:30 yes cw yes no # outer S2.13 06:30 yes cw yes no # outer S2.14 07:00 no cw yes no # outer S2.15 07:45 yes cw yes no # outer S2.16 08:30 yes cw yes no # outer S2.17 09:30 yes cw yes no # outer S2.18 10:15 yes cw yes no # outer S2.19 10:45 yes cw yes no # # Comments: # # STYLE AND LAYOUT # # Although the nypmhs are a bit awkwards and deformed, it looks as # if this drawing was done with more care than the other "Zodiac" # diagrams. (However, this impression may be due simply to better # preervation or reproduction.) # # The fishes look quite realistic, except for the mouths. However # they may have been "invented" rather than copied from real models. # # The barrels in the outer group are not well drawn; the sides are # neither parallel nor radial (i.e.vertical), especially in the one # at 10:45. The perspective is not quite correct ---the top is # tilted too much towards the viewer, and in four cases (05:30, # 06:30, 10:15, 10:45) it is drawn as an eye, not an ellipse. The # decoration however curves around the barrel, as it should. # # It seems that the artist planned to add another band of decoration # just inside the middle text ring. He/she lightly sketched the # inner bounding circle of that band, and carefully avoided it while # drawing the inner nymphs from 08:00 to 01:00. (By the way, this # explains why the nymph at 07:30 has her face crammed against the # fold.) But the nymphs from 01:00 to 08:00 overflowed that circle # (perhaps because it was too faint in those parts), and the band # was left undecorated. # # From the kinks in the circles, and the appearance of figures and # text near the fold, its seems that the fold was already present # when the drawing was made. # # THE FISH EMBLEM # # The two fish are obviously the astrological symbol for Pisces, # which is February 20th to March 20th. # # Rene Zandbergen [23 Feb 96] reports seeing an illustration of the # Pisces symbol [2] very similar to the center picture of f70v2, in # anatomy and proportions. # # Rene [14 Mar 1997] notes that whenever there are two things in a # zodiac symbol (Cancer, Libra), or two copies of a diagram (Taurus, # Aries), one is light and the other is dark; but pisces is an # exception. (But "dark" and "light" may be just reproduction noise; # we should look at the original colors.) # # THE "MONTH NAME" # # The word between the fish could be "(m|n)((a|ci)(v|r)|w)(c|g)" in # Latin script, and is traditionally read "mars". Mars is French for # March. The first letter resembles the last letter of # (the "michiton" line). # # THE CENTRAL STARS # # Don Latham [25 Apr 1997] notes that the star must be al-rischa # (the rope-knot) from his constellation atlas. [The label is # "otolal" in the best transcription.] Rene [5 Jan 1998] reports # howeer that "alrischa" is a late assignment. # # Mark Sulla [26 Apr 1997] adds that # # Hipparchos and Ptolemy called it "sundesmos ton ikhthuon" or # "ton linon". Cicero et al called it "nodus", or "nodus # caelestis" and "nodus piscium" Pliny called it the "commissura # Piscium" The Almagest called it "nodus duorum filorum". The # asterism of the threads was variously called "vincla", # "alligamentum" "linteum" or "luteum". Hevelius subdivided it # into the "linum boream" and "austrinum". [1] # # Rene [28 Apr 1997] observes however that the label need not be the # name, it could be some indication of its position: X deg Y min. He # also notes that alrischa belongs with the *constellation* of # Pisces, not the *sign*. # # Rene [28 Apr 1997] suggests that Polaris would be a possible # candidate for the star, on account of its distinguished position # in the VMS. Don Latham [] objects, why should Polaris be in # Pisces? # # Denis Mardle [28 Apr 97] notes that "otolal" does not seem to # occur in his files, but "otalal" does occur on , # , , , , # . # # THE TEXT RINGS # # According to Denis Mardle [14 Mar 97], the nymphs in tubes suggest # that the diagram should be read from the inside out. # (Unfortunately most text unit have been numbered the other way...) # # Denis also observes [14 Mar 97] that a line through the two stars # in the center points 11:00, and goes through the only inner nymph # who is facing clockwise. Stolfi [here] thinks that the odd nymph # was reversed so as to face the 12:00 gap, and the 12:00 nymph # (with oustretched arm), because that is the "important" place in # that band. # # THE NYMPHS # # Stolfi [11 Aug 1998] observes that f70v2 seems to go against the # general trend of the Zodiac section: as one goes from Aries to # Sagittarius, the nymphs get progressivley less clothed and more # exposed. So perhaps f70v2 was drawn after Aries. # # Rene [14 Mar 1997] thinks that the nymphs coming out of tubes # strongly suggest birth (whether it be a person or the cosmos). On # the other hand, the disappearance of the barrels in subsequent # diagrams may be simply a result of the artist becoming more hasty. # # Rene [14 Mar 1997] suggests also that the nymphs in tubes could # be linked with the alchemical concept of creation of a homunculus. # # NYMPH/STAR COUNT # # This folio is exceptional in having only 29 nymphs and stars. Rene # [8 May 1996] suggests that the star in the center may be the # missing 30th star. (But then why not count the other central star, # too?) He also mentions Pietro d'Abano, a 14th century occultist, # in whose astrological system each sign was divided into 30 "faces" # or parts. # # Robert Firth [note 20] conjectures that the "29" was a mistake, # and the number should have been "30", like all other "months". # But that is the Pharaonic Egyptian calendar; why would anyone # revive it? # # Stolfi [here] thinks the artist had planned to draw 20 nymphs in the # outer band, by drawing 4 small ones at the top, then 4 more in each of # the four quadrants. This he did in the first three quadrants, going # clockwise; but then he got confused (perhaps by the fold), and drew only # 3 nymphs in the last quadrant, from 09:00 to 12:00. # # THE STAR LABELS # # Denis Mardle [27 Mar 97] notes that 16 of the star labels start # with EVA "ok", 8 start with "ot", 2 start with "yt" --- and yet all # are different. # # Denis also notes that S1.13 and S1.14 both occur on Libra, f72v1. # Robert Firth [note 07] observes similarities between the nymph # labels on f72v2 and those in the Biological page f82v. # # WHY PISCES? # # Guy Thibault [4 Mar 1996] finds it strange that the VMS zodiac # begins with Pisces, instead of Aries as is usual in astrology. # Robert Firth [note 20] observes that the Egyptian year began in # our July, with the heliacal rising of Sirius. # # Dan Moonhawk Alford [4 Mar 1996] and Adams Douglas [29 Apr 1997] # note that Pisces is actually astronomically correct (and has been # for many centuries). But Robert asks --- why, alone of all works # of Western astrology, is the Voynich Zodiac true to the stars? # # Rayman Maleki [08 Sep 1997] says that a 15th century rebirth of # astrology and medicine gave Pisces astrological control over the # body. Pictures from this time often have a person standing firmly # on the fish. He mentions a drawing of an apothecary shop in Prague # that had two fish as symbol on the sign. # # Rayman [08 Sep 1997] suggests that, alternatively, Pisces may be # the beginning of the planting year. Or the VMS may be a reading # for someone born in Pisces. Rene [17 Jul 1998] proposes as a # possible VMs author a certain George of Trebizond, who "had a firm # belief in astrology and wrote that his fated life was controlled # by his birth in the sign of Pisces." Moreover, he was once jailed # because of his `libido'. # # Glen Claston [25 Feb 1998] says that he saw EVA "&169" used as a # power seal symbol related to Pisces, in a book on Honorius in an # occult shop, but the book gave no reference to its origin. # (Honorius was 13th? century but all related symbols in the # paperback were 14th century.) # # Rene [21 Apr 1997] and Denis [24 Apr 97] mention a set of # conjuntions of Saturn and Jupiter in 1464, 1524 and 1583 in # Pisces; the 1524 was believed to announce a terrible deluge # because of the watery sign. # # ZODIAC, OR SOMETHING ELSE? # # Guy Thibault [4 Mar 1996] suggests that the signs could stand for # years in the life of an individual, and each nymph for a month; # and that the "kings' and "queens" could be real historical people. # The 9 nymphs in tubes of this picture could be the 9 months in the # womb. Robert Firth [note 07] proposes a similar idea - that the # "zodiac" is a list of "lucky" and "unlucky" days. # # Rene [8 Mar 1996] takes up Guy's suggestion and estimates that the # individual shoudl have been 25-30 years old at the time of # writing, or died at that age. But there are 10, not 9 nymphs in # horizontal tubes, so this period is more likely post-natal than # pre-natal. As for kings and queens, he mentions that Agrippa's # sister became queen of Navarre... # # References: # # [1] "Star Names, their Lore and Meaning", Dover, Richard Hinckley # Allen, p. 342 (re: Al Rischa). # # [2] "The history of private life", volume 2 of 5. The caption says # "`La Manekine' which is in the Cambrai Library" (that should be # Cambrai in France). # ## {} # panel f70v2, outer ring of text # Last edited on 1998-12-09 18:15:14 by stolfi # # "U" transcription by J. 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Stolfi from scanned image # "V" transcription by John Grove # "X" transcription by Denis V Mardle [28 Apr 97] # # Transcribed clockwise from 11:30 # # 11:30