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Re: VMs: Warburg photos, and cat-and-mouse games...
Hi Nick,
Exciting once again, especially this one of course:
WMV would certainly like it. :-)
This reminds me of one of my previous findings/questions, although I had no "perceptible" reaction yet, which probably is a sign that its interest was tiny!
:-)
I thought I had discovered a woodcut on which some writings ( two, exactly ) reminded me of Voynichese.
The author of the book it is to read in is Frederick Goodman, the title Zodiac signs, my edition is Brian Trodd, London, 1990 ( I have the 1991 reprint). It was printed in Czechokslovakia, well...I could try and find the ISBN if necessary...
Pages 50 and 51 you have a woodcut ( mit Farben, sorry en couleurs, no I am lost now, anyway... ) and its commentary, which is:
"Astrological woodcut of 1527, from Lichtenberger's description of the effect of the opposition between Jupiter (in Taurus) and Saturn (in Scorpio)."
There are further comments in pages 49 and 52.
There are two symbols, one I think for Jupiter, and one for Saturn. Here are the "possible" Voynicheselike writings.
Any comment anybody? Anyone read the book? Am I totally wrong ( which is of course the highest probability )? Thanks again.
Jean
Rene Zandbergen <r_zandbergen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
--- Nick Pelling wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> A couple of things: firstly, the Warburg Institute
> now has a site with
> digitised scans of early books on astrology, with a
> description for each
> one by my friend David Juste.
>
>
http://www.warburg-photos.com/orientation/astrology/Bibliotheca.htm
Very nice indeed. The zodiac images one the main
page are from the woodcuts in Flores Albumasar,
from the German version (Augsburg 1480's
unless I am much mistaken).
Another one for the long list of sites still to visit.
Cheers, Rene
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