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Voynich MS - Quire 3

Description

Quire 3 is a standard quire containing folios 17 through 24. The gathering mark is on f24v.

Schematic folio layout:

Browse interlinear transcription of Quire 3

Folio 17

Normal folio. The folio nr is on f17r.

f17r

Description

Herbal page
Simple plant, has eyes in roots. Text in paragraphs. Extraneous writing. Folio nr (17) in upper right corner.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f17r

Three or four paragraphs of text. Extraneous writing near top of page, once (but no longer) believed to be a reference to the herbal of Pier Andrea Mattioli:

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

f17v

Description

Herbal page
Plant with berries or currants. Root with hairy bulbs. Text in one paragraph.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f17v

One paragraph of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

This plant illustration is somewhat similar to the plant on fol. 96v and the bottom plant on fol. 99r.

Folio 18

Normal folio.

f18r

Description

Herbal page

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f18r

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

f18v

Description

Herbal page

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f18v

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

Folio 19

Normal folio.

f19r

Description

Herbal page
Plant with many different types of components. The flower is similar (yet dark instead of light) to that of fol. 2v

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f19r

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

f19v

Description

Herbal page

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f19v

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

Folio 20

Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f20r.

f20r

Description

Herbal page
Folio nr. (20) in upper right corner.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f20r

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

f20v

Description

Herbal page

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f20v

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

Folio 21

Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f21r.

f21r

Description

Herbal page
Text

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f21r

Three paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

f21v

Description

Herbal page
Text in one paragraph.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f21v

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

Folio 22

Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f22r.

f22r

Description

Herbal page
Folio nr. (22) in upper right corner.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f22r

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

f22v

Description

Herbal page

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f22v

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

Miscellaneous

An illustration of this page appears in Levitov (ref), p.109 (<Reeds)

Folio 23

Normal folio.

f23r

Description

Herbal page
Two of the same plants on branch-like root. Text in parapgraphs. Folio nr (23) in upper right corner

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f23r

Three paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

f23v

Description

Herbal page
Flower with 5-fold symmetry, not unlike passion flower (which has 10-fold symmetry). Text in paragraphs.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f23v

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

Folio 24

Normal folio. Folio nr. is on f24r.

f24r

Description

Herbal page
Two identical flowers (separated). One flow of text without clear subdivision into paragraphs. Folio nr (24) in upper right corner .

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f24r

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

f24v

Description

Herbal page
Plant. Two (or three?) paras of text. Gathering mark (39) in lower right corner.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f24v

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

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