Voynich MS - Quire 3

	Voynich MS - Quire 3
Description Quire 3 is a standard quire containing folios 17 through 24. The gathering mark is on f24v. Schematic folio layout:
		Folio 17
Normal folio. The folio nr is on f17r.
		f17r
>>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. This page has extraneous writing in the upper margin. Folio nr (17) in upper right corner. Illustration(s) Drawing of a plant with thin leaves and three dark blue flowers. There are two eyes in the roots. Text This page has 13 text items (loci), as follows: 12 lines of standard text in paragraphs; 1 short string of extraneous writing in the top margin. The 12 lines of standard text is in four short paragraphs. The last tree carefully avoid the drawing. There is extraneous writing in a tiny hand in the top margin of the page. It is largely illegible. Nick Pelling first noted that under UV illumination it also includes some Voynich writing at or near the end. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f17r Tentative identifications Brumbaugh considered that the writing in the top margin referred to Mattioli, but this is generally not accepted. Other information Despite many attempts, no credible reading of these few words has been proposed.
		f17v
>>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 berries or currants. Root with hairy bulbs. Text This page has 23 text items (loci), as follows: 23 lines of standard text in paragraphs. The text is in a single paragraph. Currier language: A RZ language: Ae (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f17v Tentative identifications Other information This plant illustration is somewhat similar to the plant on f96v and the bottom plant on f99r.
		Folio 18
Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f18r.
		f18r
>>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. Folio nr. (18) in upper right corner. Illustration(s) A plant with plain roots and leaves, three buds and an open flower. Text This page has 14 text items (loci), as follows: 14 lines of standard text in paragraphs, of which one is centred. The text in two paragraphs. Only the top three lines extend to the right of the drawing. The last line is centred. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f18r Tentative identifications Other information
		f18v
>>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 single plant with a large root, and an unusual flower. This appears to be the same plant as shown in fragment 212 on f102r2. Text This page has 10 text items (loci), as follows: 10 lines of standard text in paragraphs. The text is in a single paragraph. Currier language: A RZ language: A+ (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f18v Tentative identifications Other information The two plants on the same side of this bifolio (f18v and f23r), also appear next to each other as plant fragments on f102r2.
		Folio 19
Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f19r.
		f19r
>>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. Folio nr. (19) in upper right corner. Illustration(s) A plant with several different types of components, e.g. a dark blue flower in the style of a lily, Text This page has 13 text items (loci), as follows: 13 lines of standard text in paragraphs. The text is in a single paragraph. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f19r Tentative identifications Other information The flower is similar (yet dark instead of light) to that of f2v
		f19v
>>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 two bushels of leave above each other and three small flowers. Text This page has 14 text items (loci), as follows: 14 lines of standard text in paragraphs, of which one is right-justified. The text is in two paragraphs. The last line is (approximately) right justified. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f19v Tentative identifications Other information
		Folio 20
Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f20r.
		f20r
>>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. Folio nr (20) in upper right corner. Illustration(s) A plant with many small leaves and a few small flowers. Text This page has 13 text items (loci), as follows: 13 lines of standard text in paragraphs. The text is in three paragraphs of text. Neatly laid out writing, straight lines and right justified. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f20r Tentative identifications Other information
		f20v
>>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 three stems, narrow leaves and several flowers. Text This page has 11 text items (loci), as follows: 11 lines of standard text in paragraphs. The text in two paragraphs. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f20v Tentative identifications Other information
		Folio 21
Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f21r.
		f21r
>>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. Folio nr (21) in upper right corner. Illustration(s) A plant with many tiny leaves and even tinier flowers or berries. Text This page has 12 text items (loci), as follows: 12 lines of standard text in paragraphs. The text is in three paragraphs. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f21r Tentative identifications Other information This drawing looks like a realistic rendition of an existing plant.
		f21v
>>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 leaves stacked in an unusual manner, alternating green and white, and with several flowers that are blue and red. Text This page has 8 text items (loci), as follows: 8 lines of standard text in paragraphs. The text in a single paragraph at the top of the page. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f21v Tentative identifications Other information
		Folio 22
Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f22r.
		f22r
>>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. Folio nr (22) in upper right corner. Illustration(s) A plant with an "impossible" reconnecting stem and different tpes of flowers. Text This page has 13 text items (loci), as follows: 13 lines of standard text in paragraphs. The text is in four short paragraphs of text, two at the top of the page and two in the middle. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f22r Tentative identifications Other information
		f22v
>>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 very large plant drawing. The brown roots have thorns. There are numerous leaves and several flowers. It looks almost like several plants in a row behind each other. Text This page has 16 text items (loci), as follows: 16 lines of standard text in paragraphs, of which one is centred. The text is in two paragraphs. The last line is centred. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f22v Tentative identifications Other information
		Folio 23
Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f23r.
		f23r
>>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. Folio nr (23) in upper right corner. Illustration(s) A single root system with two plants, which are again connected by a common branch. Small blue flowers. This appears to be the same plant as shown in fragment 213 on f102r2. Text This page has 11 text items (loci), as follows: 11 lines of standard text in paragraphs, one of which is centred. The text is in three paragraphs. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f23r Tentative identifications Other information The two plants on the same side of this bifolio (f18v and f23r), also appear next to each other as plant fragments on f102r2.
		f23v
>>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) Flower with 5-fold symmetry, not unlike passion flower. Text This page has 12 text items (loci), as follows: 12 lines of standard text in paragraphs. The text is in two paragraphs. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f23v Tentative identifications Other information
		Folio 24
Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f24r.
		f24r
>>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. Folio nr (24) in upper right corner. Illustration(s) Two identical tall flowers next two each other. This plant shows some similarity with plant fragment #56 on f89v2. Text This page has 20 text items (loci), as follows: 20 lines of standard text in paragraphs, one of which is centred. The text is in a single paragraph. All lines end at the plant drawing, except the last line, which is much shorter and centred. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f24r Tentative identifications Other information
		f24v
>>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. Gathering mark (39) in lower right corner. Illustration(s) Plant with leaves looking like commas and five flowers which are white and blue. Text This page has 16 text items (loci), as follows: 16 lines of standard text in paragraphs. The text is in two paragraphs. Currier language: A RZ language: A- (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f24v Tentative identifications Other information