{$I=Z $Q=K $P=G} # Last edited on 1998-10-09 07:39:41 by stolfi # # Identification: # # Title: "Virgo" # Page: f72v2 = KG (Rene) = p141 (Stolfi) # Folio: f72 # Panels: f72v2 # Bifolio: bK1 = f71+f72 # Quire: K (Rene) = XI (Beinecke) # # This page is the central verso panel of n eight-panel fold-out. # # Attributes: # # Language: ? (Currier) # Hand: ? (Currier) # Subsets: Z (Rene), zod (Stolfi) # Subject: zodiac # Colors: ??? (Reeds) # # Description: # # [To be checked and completed] # # Six faint, mostly concentric, mechanically drawn circles delimit # three rings of text. The outer ring crosses the fold into page # f72v3, and runs under that page's diagram, so the text is # interrupted between 08:30 and 09:30. There are notable gaps on the # other two rings at about 09:30. # # The two outermost circles are not exactly concentric, and the # third one doesn't quite close on itself (at 06:30). # # Inside the inner circle there is a woman (with breasts) standing, # wearing a long pleated dress with flaring sleeves, and a hat or # hat-like hairdo. With her right hand she is holding a star, by its tail; # the left hand is empty and half-stretched forward. At her feet there # is a tuft of grass and a daisy-like flower. Above the flower # is a word in a dark, different script (possibly "septe~br" with the # tilde over the "e"). # # Between the bands of text, there are two bands of naked figures # ("nymphs"), 12 in the inner one, 18 in the outer one. Most of them # are clearly female, but some have undefined sex (no breasts but also # no genitals). The inner ring figure at 04:00 is smaller and is # standing on a tub or platform of some sort. # # Each nymph is holding or pointing to a star, some by its tail --- # except for the inner nymph at 00:30, who is just looking at the # star, and the inner nymph at 01:30, who has no star. There is # a label under each star. # # Comments: # # The gaps at 09:30 suggest the text should be read starting from there. # # The way f72v3 overlaps f72v2 indicates that they were drawn in # that order. # # Rene [27 Mar 1996] observes similarities between the zodiac # symbols in the VMs and those in a 1440 german manuscript [1]. Says # in particular that Virgo in that manuscript holds a flower and not # a star. # # Adams Douglas [28 Mar 1996] thinks the star held by the # symbol-woman is Spica, the brightest star in Virgo, usually on the # her head or a sceptre. # # References: # # [1] Manuscript Palat. Lat. 1369. Samples in [2]. # # [2] Fritz Saxl, book about astronomical and astrological images in medieval # manuscripts. # ## {} # Outer ring of text, starting from wide gap at 09:00 (on the crease) # Last edited on 1998-12-19 19:14:47 by stolfi # ataseos.oty.oteos.oty.chotey.dchy.chopchy.otycoyl.ctheol.shey.tchols.choraiin.ch ekaiphy.!!!!!!oteeos.yly.oksedy.cseo.cthey.***eck*y*.ge*****eem.cth***s.okeeel.o ke!dy.cheos.okeeor.cheey.okeey.tchy.cheeey.ekeolol.sheeoeky.oekeeor.aiin.olal.ol al.kair.okolraiin- *toschs.oty.oteos.oty.chotey.dchy.chopchy.otoch**.cth**l,shey.tchols.choraiin.ch eka!**y.d****.o*chod.aly.*****!.****.****!.****%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%.****!!.* ***ly.cheos.okchor.cheey.okeey.!!!!!cheeey.ckholol.sheeo*!y.oekeeor!aiin.olal,!! !!!kair.okolraiin- # ## {} # Labels on stars, Virgo, outer ring # Last edited on 1998-12-11 13:01:56 by stolfi # # Numbers by John Grove, starting from 10:00 # "U" transcription by J. stolfi from unidentified scan. # # star with tail, no breasts oeedey= oeedey={Grove's #1, male?} oeedey= # # no breasts oeeo.daiin= oeeo.daiin={Grove's #2, male?} oeeo.daiin= # okeoram= okeoram={Grove's #3} okeoram= # # star with tail air!olm= air.aim={Grove's #4} air.a*m= # # star with tail oshesy= ocsesy={Grove's #5} ocsesy= # # star with tail okeory= okeosy={Grove's #6} okeory= # # star with tail, no breasts cheoekcy= cheoekry={Grove's #7, male?} # # star with tail eeoeety= ***!!!!={Grove's #8, male?, unreadable} # sheoeky= csedeky={Grove's #9} sh***ky= # oteodar= oteodar={Grove's #10} otchdar= # ofchdy!sd= opchdy!sd={Grove's #11} opchdy.s*= # # star with tail o!eeod= oteeed={Grove's #12} oteeod= # yteody= yteody={Grove's #13} yteody= # okeody= okeody={Grove's #14} okeody= # okeoldy= okeoldy={Grove's #15} okeoldy= # ykeeol= ykeeos={Grove's #16} ykeeor= # opaiin!ar= opaiin!ar={Grove's #17} opaiin.ar= # eeeoloy= cheoldy={Grove's #18} cheoldy= # ## {} # Middle ring of text, starting from wider gap at 09:30 # Last edited on 1998-12-09 19:09:29 by stolfi # otees.ody.otey.otchos.sheot*.yteed.dchsaiin.shol.okches.air.am.shey.qokeodal.ote otey.oteoldy.oteal!chedy.chotal.al.okal.cheol.sar!aiin.cheokaidy.sa!ndy.otol.chs kar.alteol.oltar.or- otees!ody.otey.otchar.sheot*.yteeg.dchsaiin.shol.okeees.air.am.shey.qokeodal.ote otey.oteoldy.oteal,chedy.chotal,al.okal,cheol.sar,aiin.cheok*aly.sairdy.otol.che kar.alteol.oltar.ar- # ## {} # Labels on stars, Virgo, inner ring # Last edited on 1998-12-09 19:12:12 by stolfi # # Numbers by John Grove, starting from 11:00 # "U" transcription by J. stolfi from unidentified scan. # # no breasts okaiin= okaiin={Grove's #1, male?} okaiin= # oekeol= ockhol={Grove's #2} ockhol= # # star with tail oeedy= oeedy={Grove's #3} oeedy= # # no star opalg= opalg={Grove's #4} opalg= # # no breasts, star with tail? okeeom= okeeog={Grove's #5, male?} okeeog= # olkar= olkar={Grove's #6} olkar= # # standing on tub? oeedaly= oeedaly={Grove's #7} oeedaly= # cheos.sh*s= cheos!!!y!={Grove's #8} cheos!!!y!= # ofc!hea!y= ofc!heeey={Grove's #9} ofc!hee!y= # yteedy= yteedy={Grove's #10} yteedy= # oraiin= araiin={Grove's #11} oraiin= # okeo.rar= okeo!rar={Grove's #12} okeo!rar= # ## {} # Inner ring of text, starting from wider gap at 09:00 # Last edited on 1998-12-28 00:33:45 by stolfi # otaiin.otshedy.chokeedy.otes.al.al.ar.chetolain.sheodaly.sheokey.okealy.s!any- *t****.otshedy.choke!dy.otes.al!al!ar.chetalain.sheodaly.sheokey.okealy.r,aly- #