Re: Starting Points for circle diagrams

["John Grove" <John@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Excellent question, Glen.

    Assuming starting points are indeed indicated... However, there might be
other reasons for the divisions in the text and occasional misaligned word.
I'm sure all the circles and volvelles you visited had divisional markers
and although they didn't seem to indicate the start-here marker, they serve
to clarify the intelligence behind the text.

    John.

----- Original Message -----
From: "GC" <glenclaston@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Voynich@Rand. Org" <voynich@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 8:07 PM
Subject: Starting Points for circle diagrams


> I've been looking through several books on
> astrology, many with circles and volvelles
> explaining the months and the zodiac.  In all
> these there seems to be something lacking.
>
> These are written in natural language, and each
> time the author sees no need to mark a starting
> point for circular text.  On the other hand, the
> Voynich author always needs to mark the starting
> place.  It seems that in natural language, the eye
> is able to find the beginning on the text, while
> in the Voynich system it is absolutely necessary
> to point out where the text begins.  Why would he
> need to do this if it were written in language?
>
> GC
>
>