04-03-2022, 08:59 AM
"Book of shadows" isn't really a recognised medieval term, it's a modern invention.
It has been suggested that the Voynich is a type of guild book, where masters would jot down their secrets and experience to be shared amongst the initiated. Although it would certainly be unique in size and (apparent) range of subjects.
Another possibility is that it is a type of florilegium (book of flowers), a sort of early encyclopaedia which collated writings on a similar subject.
It has been suggested that the Voynich is a type of guild book, where masters would jot down their secrets and experience to be shared amongst the initiated. Although it would certainly be unique in size and (apparent) range of subjects.
Another possibility is that it is a type of florilegium (book of flowers), a sort of early encyclopaedia which collated writings on a similar subject.