Re: VMs: RE: Nasa Astronomy Picture of The Day

[Dennis <tsalagi@xxxxxxxx>]

	I also find this interesting:

http://bb.nightskylive.net/asterisk/viewtopic.php?t=349&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=90

Dennis

Title: VMs - Mozarabic Antiphonal

 dandelion Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:17
pm 

When I first saw the page in question I dashed to
my bookshelf. I had seen something very similar in "Illuminated
Manuscripts of Medieval Spain" By Mireille Mentré. This page
looks very
much like the Calendar Pages from the "Antiphonal, León
Cathedral, 8
Fol. 10v and 19v., 10th-11th century" 

>From Mentré's Book: Antiphonal, León Cathedral, 8, fol.
10v."Calendar.
Mozarabic manuscripts frequently present their contents in the form of
synoptic tables or diagrams. Here for example, the calendar in the
León
Antiphonal creates a synthesis of the phases of the liturgical year." 

León v10 contains 5 circles, simliar to the ones seen on the
Voynich page.
The inner circle (red and blue parts) of the Voynich contains 12
sections cut into 24 as they radiate outwards. On the León there
are 2
circles broken up into 24 "slices", 2 circles broken up into 25
"Slices"and the 5th circle broken up into 12 "slices." the first 4 have
writing around the edge like the Voynich, and all of them are drawn
like flowers with the sections like flower petals and the centers are
yellow/yellow with decoration. The Main colors of both Voyich and
León
are Red and Blue with yellow accents.

León v19 in one large circle broken up much like a fan genealogy
chart. There are circles smaller to larger, each circle containing more
and more sections as you get closer to the edge. I only have a small
black and while picture of it... so no colors to compare. Since the
picture is much smaller it is more difficult to determine it's likeness
to the Voynich page, but it is far more complex in content and style.

In addition to the standard scripts in León, on v10 there is
another kind of curious writing off to one side. I think this is
mozarabic writing, though I can't read it, it is of that syle. On other
folios of León there are other "mozarabic"writings that are
smiliar to
that found on v10, but are much stronger and harsher in the manner of
the lines. This is where I find that it differes from Voynich. The
Voynich page script is very loopy and fluid.

So I my opinion it is definately a Calendar. Age undetermined.