Re: VMs: RE: crenelations

[Knox Mix <knoxmix@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Grove wrote:
> 	The dove-tail battlements are certainly a unique identifiable feature that
> helps place the manuscript in the neighbourhood of northern Italy. Is there
> any chance that there is a plaza or bridge that would meet the rough outline
> of the rather unique one attached to the top left rosette that would further
> aid in providing a locale?
>
> http://www.morewood.net/voynich/bridge.jpg
>
> 	John.

It is new to me that these are called ghibelline battlements (Ghibelline 
vs. Guelph). There are other pictures to be found on the Web. An 
inventory might be worth while for future reference. First use would be 
a probable early limit to the drawing. I say "probable" because it is an 
obvious improvement that could occur to an artist and "first use" might 
not be recorded correctly. I'll say very probable.

There was a square, not round, tower at the side, not center, of a 
bridge in Florence in a painting (c.1490). The painting shows other 
bridges and one under construction. One of these may be the one bridge 
that survived WW2.  One has a gatehouse at either end. The one with the 
tower supported two large buildings and another had three smaller 
buildings. Looking at the other rosette connectors some might be 
causeways, castle or city fortified entrances, mountain passes, symbolic 
whatever, or prominent scenery, undoubtedly discussed in the past. If 
this were the only part of the VMS to survive it would still be a good 
mystery. In another painting, there are many tall smokestacks but they 
are fluted. I do not think the straight tubes in the VMS represent 
smokestacks. Or volcanic stems.

Knox




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