VMs: Re: Re: Re: WM, Hieronymus Bosch and Edward Kelley

["Jeff" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Identifying the period in which the VMS was written is crucial. Being able
to pin down any image in the VMS to a time period or region would be a great
bonus.

Jeff


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mariusz Wesolowski" <shamshir@xxxxxxx>
To: <vms-list@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 15 February 2004 02:36
Subject: VMs: Re: Re: WM, Hieronymus Bosch and Edward Kelley


> Jeff and Rafal,
>
> Thank you kindly for your responses. First of all, I want to apologize for
> using the abbreviation "WM" instead of "VM" (or "VMS") in my previous
> posting. My Polish background subconsciously got the better of me, and I
> must have been thinking about the original spelling of Voynich which is
> Wojnicz (as you know, he was Polish). It also happens that Wojnicz is the
> name of a small town near Krakow where a branch of my family used to live,
> so there...
>
> Rafal, I am really pleased to finally make your acquaintance. Actually, we
> have met before, in print, on the pages of Adam McLean's "A Compendium on
> the Rosicrucian Vault". Your text richly deserved the first prize, and I
was
> happy to complete your analysis by the discussion of the role of the
> Fibonacci series in the measurements of the Vault. A lot of water has
flown
> under many bridges since then.  If you find some free time, please email
me
> directly, we can correspond in English or Polish.
>
> Yes, I am familiar with the Brethren of the Pure Spirit. As you said,
> Bosch's connection with them is unproven.
> As for the link with Kelley, it is also based on the fact that he was
> supposedly after Emperor Rudolph's money.
> By the way, do you know of any drawings by Kelley? I used to dabble a
little
> in the Enochian Magic, mostly from the historical angle, but this was a
> while ago.
>
> The rest of your posting, Rafal, was quite new to me. I know very, very
> little about the Voynich Ms. Which of the existing books about it would
you
> recommend to me?
>
> Jeff, I hope I can measure up to your expectations. I must first read a
few
> things about the VMs, and we'll see if my reading triggers any
associations
> in my slowly decaying brain. Since I am definitely not a cryptographer
(math
> has never been my strong suit), I am going to stick with pictures.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mariusz
>


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