09-08-2024, 03:12 PM
In this codex written in German from the 15th century and therefore contemporary with the Voynich we see an illustration of The Pleiades. In reality we see seven women with a star above their head, but it is a book about the constellations and their identification is very clear.
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As we can see, identifying the fixed stars with women is not only unique to Voynich imagery. Although not very common, it is something that responds to the personification of concrete or abstract objects, an iconographic resource widely used in medieval times.
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As we can see, identifying the fixed stars with women is not only unique to Voynich imagery. Although not very common, it is something that responds to the personification of concrete or abstract objects, an iconographic resource widely used in medieval times.
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