Voynich MS - Quire 5

Voynich MS - Quire 5
Description Quire 5 is a standard quire containing folios 33 through 40. The gathering mark is on f40v. Schematic folio layout: Browse interlinear transcription of Quire 5
Folio 33
Normal folio. The folio nr is on f33r.
f33r
Description Herbal page. Plant with faces drawn near roots. Text in a singe paragraph. Folio nr. (33) in upper right corner. Text Browse interlinear transcription of f33r One paragraph of text. Analysis Currier language: B Currier hand: 2 Could the heads in the roots be a reference to to 'testes' and thus to an orchid?
f33v
Description Herbal page. Plant with 2 dead flowers, supposedly sunflowers. Starry (fingered) leaves and roots with mines attached. Text Browse interlinear transcription of f33v Two paragraphs of text. Analysis Currier language: B Currier hand: 2 This page is discussed extensively at >> one of Jorge Stolfi's web pages Miscellaneous This illustration figured as the title page for the symposium organized by Mary D'Imperio. An illustration of this page appears in: New York Times, 6 May 1975, Kraus p.30 (top)?, Kahn, Blunt and Raphael p.90 (<Reeds)
Folio 34
Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f34r.
f34r
Description Herbal page. A single plant. Folio nr. (34) in upper right corner. Text Browse interlinear transcription of f34r Two longish paras of text, the first one ending with a 'signature'. Analysis Currier language: B Currier hand: 2 Miscellaneous An illustration of this page appears in: Krauss p.30 (top), Blunt and Raphael p.91 (<Reeds)
f34v
Description Herbal page A single plant. Text Browse interlinear transcription of f34v Two paras of text. Analysis Currier language: B Currier hand: 2
Folio 35
Normal folio. The folio nr is on f35r.
f35r
Description Herbal page. Plant, considered composite by Tiltman. I wonder if it could not be poppy. Two paras of text. Folio nr. (35) in upper right corner. Text Browse interlinear transcription of f35r TBD paragraphs of text. Analysis Currier language: A Currier hand: 1
f35v
Description Herbal page. Plant with oak leaves and currants. One flow of text with short lines left of the drawing. Text Browse interlinear transcription of f35v TBD paragraphs of text. Analysis Currier language: A Currier hand: 1
Folio 36
Normal folio.
f36r
Description Herbal page. Plant. Two paras of text. Folio nr. (36) in upper right corner. Text Browse interlinear transcription of f36r TBD paragraphs of text. Analysis Currier language: A Currier hand: 1
f36v
Description Herbal page. Plant with 'seeds' instead of flowers. Two paras of text. Text Browse interlinear transcription of f36v Two paragraphs of text. Analysis Currier language: A Currier hand: 1
Folio 37
Normal folio.
f37r
Description Herbal page. Plant with currants instead of flowers. Three short paras of text. Folio nr. (37) in upper right corner. Text Browse interlinear transcription of f37r Two paragraphs of text. Analysis Currier language: A Currier hand: 1
f37v
Description Herbal page. Plant with symmetric leaves, alternating light and dark. Three paras of text (short lines, left of plant). Text Browse interlinear transcription of f37v Two paragraphs of text. Analysis Currier language: A Currier hand: 1
Folio 38
Normal folio.
f38r
Description Herbal page. Plant with tiny flowers (buds) near bottom and huge dark leave(s) at top. Big white commas drawn over leave(s). One para of text. Folio nr. (38) in upper right corner. Text Browse interlinear transcription of f38r Two paragraphs of text. Analysis Currier language: A Currier hand: 1
f38v
Description Herbal page. Bush of stacked leaves, in three(?) colors. One flower near top. One para of text. Text Browse interlinear transcription of f38v Two paragraphs of text. Analysis Currier language: A Currier hand: 1
Folio 39
Normal folio.
f39r
Description Herbal page. Bed of flowers. Reminds me of crocus, but the one small added flower is against that. Same flower as fol. 95r2, where flowers have just died. Three paras of text, last one ending with centered line. Folio nr. (39) in upper right corner. Text Browse interlinear transcription of f39r Two paragraphs of text. Analysis Currier language: B Currier hand: 2
f39v
Description Herbal page. Plant with two composite flowers. Two paras of text. Text Browse interlinear transcription of f39v Two paragraphs of text. Analysis Currier language: B Currier hand: 2
Folio 40
Normal folio.
f40r
Description Herbal page. Plant with one flower. The stem has a loop, as if indicating that this plant can form new roots at the point where the stem touches the ground. Two paras of text. Folio nr. (40) in upper right corner. Text Browse interlinear transcription of f40r Two paragraphs of text. Analysis Currier language: B Currier hand: 2
f40v
Description Herbal page. Same plant twice. Bulbs on roots like radish. Left one has only leaves. Right one also an enormous flower, maybe another dead sunflower?? Text in paragraphs. Gathering mark (5t9 with arabic-like 5) in lower right corner. Text Browse interlinear transcription of f40v Two longish paragraphs of text, the second one ending with a centred line. Analysis Currier language: B Currier hand: 2

Description

Quire 5 is a standard quire containing folios 33 through 40. The gathering mark is on f40v.

Schematic folio layout:

Browse interlinear transcription of Quire 5

Folio 33

Normal folio. The folio nr is on f33r.

f33r

Description

Herbal page.
Plant with faces drawn near roots. Text in a singe paragraph. Folio nr. (33) in upper right corner.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f33r

One paragraph of text.

Analysis

Currier language: B
Currier hand: 2

Could the heads in the roots be a reference to to 'testes' and thus to an orchid?

f33v

Description

Herbal page.
Plant with 2 dead flowers, supposedly sunflowers. Starry (fingered) leaves and roots with mines attached.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f33v

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: B
Currier hand: 2

This page is discussed extensively at >> one of Jorge Stolfi's web pages

Miscellaneous

This illustration figured as the title page for the symposium organized by Mary D'Imperio. An illustration of this page appears in: New York Times, 6 May 1975, Kraus p.30 (top)?, Kahn, Blunt and Raphael p.90 (<Reeds)

Folio 34

Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f34r.

f34r

Description

Herbal page.
A single plant. Folio nr. (34) in upper right corner.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f34r

Two longish paras of text, the first one ending with a 'signature'.

Analysis

Currier language: B
Currier hand: 2

Miscellaneous

An illustration of this page appears in: Krauss p.30 (top), Blunt and Raphael p.91 (<Reeds)

f34v

Description

Herbal page
A single plant.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f34v

Two paras of text.

Analysis

Currier language: B
Currier hand: 2

Folio 35

Normal folio. The folio nr is on f35r.

f35r

Description

Herbal page.
Plant, considered composite by Tiltman. I wonder if it could not be poppy. Two paras of text. Folio nr. (35) in upper right corner.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f35r

TBD paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

f35v

Description

Herbal page.
Plant with oak leaves and currants. One flow of text with short lines left of the drawing.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f35v

TBD paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

Folio 36

Normal folio.

f36r

Description

Herbal page.
Plant. Two paras of text. Folio nr. (36) in upper right corner.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f36r

TBD paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

f36v

Description

Herbal page.
Plant with 'seeds' instead of flowers. Two paras of text.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f36v

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

Folio 37

Normal folio.

f37r

Description

Herbal page.
Plant with currants instead of flowers. Three short paras of text. Folio nr. (37) in upper right corner.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f37r

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

f37v

Description

Herbal page.
Plant with symmetric leaves, alternating light and dark. Three paras of text (short lines, left of plant).

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f37v

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

Folio 38

Normal folio.

f38r

Description

Herbal page.
Plant with tiny flowers (buds) near bottom and huge dark leave(s) at top. Big white commas drawn over leave(s). One para of text. Folio nr. (38) in upper right corner.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f38r

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

f38v

Description

Herbal page.
Bush of stacked leaves, in three(?) colors. One flower near top. One para of text.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f38v

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: A
Currier hand: 1

Folio 39

Normal folio.

f39r

Description

Herbal page.
Bed of flowers. Reminds me of crocus, but the one small added flower is against that. Same flower as fol. 95r2, where flowers have just died. Three paras of text, last one ending with centered line. Folio nr. (39) in upper right corner.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f39r

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: B
Currier hand: 2

f39v

Description

Herbal page.
Plant with two composite flowers. Two paras of text.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f39v

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: B
Currier hand: 2

Folio 40

Normal folio.

f40r

Description

Herbal page.
Plant with one flower. The stem has a loop, as if indicating that this plant can form new roots at the point where the stem touches the ground. Two paras of text. Folio nr. (40) in upper right corner.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f40r

Two paragraphs of text.

Analysis

Currier language: B
Currier hand: 2

f40v

Description

Herbal page.
Same plant twice. Bulbs on roots like radish. Left one has only leaves. Right one also an enormous flower, maybe another dead sunflower?? Text in paragraphs. Gathering mark (5t9 with arabic-like 5) in lower right corner.

Text

Browse interlinear transcription of f40v

Two longish paragraphs of text, the second one ending with a centred line.

Analysis

Currier language: B
Currier hand: 2