Voynich MS - Quire 4

	Voynich MS - Quire 4
General For an explanation of the material found on this page, see here. Description Quire 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:
		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. It has the folio nr (25) in the upper right corner. Illustration(s) A simple plant, with small brown 'beans' attached to the stem in a few places. Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport): α: veined leaves Text This page has 7 text items (loci), as follows: 6 lines of standard text in paragraphs; 1 right-justified word ('title') at the last line of the text. The text is in a single paragraph, with an additional stand-alone word right-justified on the last line of the text. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f25r Tentative identifications ELV: parietaria, urtica? ThP: menta hortensis, herzkraut (O'Neill), marrube, mercurialis, mentha arvensis, urtica, mentastrum (O'Neill), mentha piperatica. Other information
		f25v
>>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 apparently without flower (but difficult to see). There is a small animal that looks like a dragon, apparently eating from the bottom leaf. Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport): α: veined leaves α: pinwheel α: no fruits or flowers α: everything is at the top of the stem α: feature interrupts the main stem Text This page has 7 text items (loci), as follows: 7 lines of standard text in paragraphs. The text is 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 f25v Tentative identifications ELV: plantago. ThP: leontopodium, edelweiss, platago. Other information
		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. It has the folio nr (26) in the upper right corner. Illustration(s) A plant with plain roots and blue flowers on two stalks. Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport): (none) Text This page has 10 text items (loci), as follows: 10 lines of standard text in paragraphs; The text is in two paragraphs, written around the top of the plant picture. Currier language: B RZ language: B (page) / B (folio) / B (bifolio) LFD hand: 2 Browse interlinear transliteration of f26r Tentative identifications ThP: gnaphalium. Other information
		f26v
>>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 lots of symmetrically arranged small leaves and many small blue flowers. Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport): ! β: broad many-fingered calyx Text This page has 9 text items (loci), as follows: 9 lines of standard text in paragraphs. The text is in a single paragraph, written above the plant. Currier language: B RZ language: B (page) / B (folio) / B (bifolio) LFD hand: 2 Browse interlinear transliteration of f26v Tentative identifications ThP: verbena phoenica, creutzwurz. Other information
		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. It has the folio nr (27) in the upper right corner. 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. Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport): α: stem-root line α: flower(s) seen from the side α: veined leaves α: two distinct leaf shapes α: two or more leaf clusters/clumps α: all leaves connect to one point, flowers or fruit above Text This page has 13 text items (loci), as follows: 13 lines of standard text in paragraphs, one of which is centred. The text is in two paragraphs. The second ends with a single centred word. Currier language: A RZ language: A- (page) / A- (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f27r Tentative identifications The smaller plant looks like Asarum as it appears in other herbal manuscripts. ELV: datura? ThP: asarium, haselwurz. Other information
		f27v
>>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) 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. Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport): α: two distinct leaf shapes α: flat-topped root Text This page has 8 text items (loci), as follows: 8 lines of standard text in paragraphs. The text is in a single paragraph at the top of the page, avoiding the flowers. Currier language: A RZ language: C- (page) / A- (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f27v Tentative identifications Other information
		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. There are three holes in this page. The largest one has partly been stitched. It has the folio nr (28) in the upper right corner. Illustration(s) Simple root, a crown of green leaves and a long stem with structure rising from it (like a periscope). Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport): α: stem-root line α: pinwheel α: all leaves connect to one point, flowers or fruit above α: feature interrupts the main stem Text This page has 9 text items (loci), as follows: 9 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 f28r Tentative identifications ELV: rumex. ThP: arum, anisarum. Other information
		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. There are three holes in this page. The largest one has partly been stitched. Illustration(s) Large white flower with a similar green flower behind it. Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport): α: stem-root line α: veined leaves α: two distinct leaf shapes Text This page has 9 text items (loci), as follows: 9 lines of standard text in paragraphs, one of which is right-justified. The text is in three short paragraphs. The second one ends with a single right-justified word. There are some very small symbols in the middle of the white flower. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f28v Tentative identifications ELV: arnica? Other information The symbols in the middle of the flower are not in the Voynich script, and are not understood.
		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. It has the folio nr (29) in the upper right corner. Illustration(s) Plant drawing with alternating blue and green leaves. Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport): α: all leaves connect to one point, flowers or fruit above α: unnatural connections Text This page has 9 text items (loci), as follows: 9 lines of standard text in paragraphs. The text is in two paragraphs. There is an 'r' in the top of the root system. Currier language: A RZ language: A+ (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f29r Tentative identifications ELV: arctium? xanthium? burdoch or the nearly allied burweed. ThP: lappa bur[...] (illegible) Other information The character 'r' in the top of the roots appears like a colour annotation (for which see here).
		f29v
>>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 different kinds of green. Six green bulbs and one blue flower. The root has some needles. Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport): α: flower(s) seen from the side 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 f29v Tentative identifications Other information
		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. It has the folio nr (30) in the upper right corner. Illustration(s) Plant with long green leaves and small blue flowers. The green painting was done very inaccurately. This plant shows some similarity with plant fragment #28 on f89r1. Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport): α: veined leaves Text This page has 13 text items (loci), as follows: 13 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 f30r Tentative identifications ELV: meryanthes. ThP: schuppenwurz? menanthes trifolia. Other information
		f30v
>>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 a conspicuous root, brown leaves and tendrils. This plant shows some similarity with plant fragment #150 on f101r. Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport): α: stem-root line α: berries that have no added circles Text This page has 11 text items (loci), as follows: 11 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 f30v Tentative identifications ELV: lithospermum. ThP: boragine. Other information
		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. It has the folio nr (31) in the upper right corner. 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. Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport): β: 'daisy in a cup' β: broad many-fingered calyx β: all leaves point to one side Text This page has 16 text items (loci), as follows: 16 lines of standard text in paragraphs, of which one is centred. There text is in three paragraphs. The last line is centred. Currier language: B RZ language: B+ (page) / Bs (folio) / B (bifolio) LFD hand: 2 Browse interlinear transliteration of f31r Tentative identifications ELVA: Hyoscyamus, henbane. ThP: hyrciacum aratum, henbane. Other information
		f31v
>>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 to the right (several green and one brown), two flowers to the left and what looks like seeds at the top.. Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport): β: all leaves point to one side Text This page has 11 text items (loci), as follows: 11 lines of standard text in paragraphs. The text is in two paragraphs. Currier language: B RZ language: Bs (page) / Bs (folio) / B (bifolio) LFD hand: 2 Browse interlinear transliteration of f31v Tentative identifications ThP: heracleum cervafolium. Other information
		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. It has the folio nr (32) in the upper right corner. Illustration(s) Plant drawing. Many small green leaves. Five flowers in white and blue, with small yellow crown. Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport): α: flower(s) seen from the side α: two distinct leaf shapes Text This page has 19 text items (loci), as follows: 19 lines of standard text in paragraphs. There are 19 lines of text in two paragraphs. The second paragraph has very short lines ending at the plant. There are two characters written inside the bottom right flower, above each other. The top one looks like a 'p' and the bottom one could be an 'r' or a 'v'. It is unclear if the small stroke right of the 'p' is part of another character, or part of the drawing. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f32r Tentative identifications ELV: mentha, some kind of mint. ThP: mentastrum (O'Neill), rosenmüntz, brunella vulgaris. Other information The characters in the bottom right flower are reminiscent of colour annotations, see also f29r above.
		f32v
>>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. It has the gathering mark (49) in the lower right corner. Illustration(s) A very tall plant drawing. Large root, small starry leaves and three blue flowers with four smaller buds. This appears to be the same plant as shown in fragment 206 on f102r2. Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport): α: stem-root line α: flower(s) seen from the side α: typical α calyx shape Text This page has 11 text items (loci), as follows: 11 lines of standard text in paragraphs. There are 11 lines of text in two paragraphs. Currier language: A RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio) LFD hand: 1 Browse interlinear transliteration of f32v Tentative identifications ELV: malva? ThP: campanula, ranunculus, convulvulus orectus? Other information