{"id":577,"date":"2014-03-15T19:06:10","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T19:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?page_id=577"},"modified":"2017-09-15T16:13:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T15:13:46","slug":"latest-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s new?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to my website. On this page I will post summaries and updates.\u00c2\u00a0 (Last change 15\/9\/2017)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nSee the TED-ED educational video which I scripted about the Voynich manuscript. I discuss the making of the video <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=2040\">here<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Here is the video itself. I hope you find it interesting:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most mysterious book - Stephen Bax\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8NS4CbBJQ84?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There is also a lesson about it for use in education, which you can see here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ed.ted.com\/lessons\/the-world-s-most-mysterious-book-stephen-bax\"><em>http:\/\/ed.ted.com\/lessons\/the-world-s-most-mysterious-book-stephen-bax<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nSee <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=2023\">a new post from <em><strong>Darren Worley<\/strong><\/em><\/a> on a word in folio v77 <a class=\"eaffe\" href=\"http:\/\/bloodandporridge.co.uk\/wp\/?p=73494\">\ub864\ub7ec\ucf54\uc2a4\ud1302 \ub2e4\uc6b4\ub85c\ub4dc<\/a>. Thanks Darren.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2024 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/f77v-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=1986\">See a discussion of a new theory <\/a>by <strong>Andr\u00c3\u00a9s Eloy Martinez\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>concerning folio 68r as\u00c2\u00a0the possible representation of an eclipse in 1409<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1987 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclipse1-300x151.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclipse1-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/eclipse1.png 956w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=1972\">an interesting new post by Darren Worley regarding the strange symbol on folio 57v<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1979 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/f57v_symbol.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/f57v_symbol.jpg 248w, https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/f57v_symbol-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=1942\">See a fascinating new discussion by Marco Ponzi<\/a> on\u00c2\u00a0<b>folio 68r3 <\/b>of the Vonich manuscript,<b>\u00c2\u00a0<\/b>and a possible Indian parallel<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1939 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/morgan_m_721-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/morgan_m_721-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/morgan_m_721.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>For those who are curious, I notice that this website has now reached more than <strong>200,000<\/strong> unique visitors since it was started in 2014 (i.e <a class=\"eaffe\" href=\"http:\/\/eurodaniel.ro\/2020\/02\/10\/%ed%94%84%eb%a1%9c%eb%93%80%ec%8a%a4x101-4%ed%99%94-%eb%8b%a4%ec%9a%b4%eb%a1%9c%eb%93%9c\/\">Production x101 4<\/a>. not counting repeat visits). Of course this is testament to the power and fascination of the Voynich manuscript, and not to my personal allure \ud83d\ude42 .<\/p>\n<p>For a <em><strong>quick summary<\/strong><\/em> of where I stand on the Voynich manuscript <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=1535\">see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1823 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/mondragone2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"mondragone2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Ren\u00c3\u00a9 Zandbergen has kindly contributed <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=1814\">this\u00c2\u00a0interesting review of a recent discussion of the Voynich Manuscript<\/a> <a class=\"eaffe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lepompidou.nl\/%ec%bd%a9%ec%88%9c%ec%9d%b4-4%ea%b8%b0-%eb%8b%a4%ec%9a%b4%eb%a1%9c%eb%93%9c\/\">\ucf69\uc21c\uc774 4\uae30 \ub2e4\uc6b4\ub85c\ub4dc<\/a>.<br \/>\nI have also recently added\u00c2\u00a0a new\u00c2\u00a0post about <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=1807\">approaches to\u00c2\u00a0decoding the Voynich manuscript<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=1755\">See a wonderful discussion by Marco Ponzi<\/a> of the pictorial aspects of the Voynich Zodiac pages <a class=\"eaffe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frerecapucinbenin.org\/?p=10426\">iptime driver<\/a>. (Feb 2016)<\/p>\n<p>See a fascinating \u00c2\u00a0discussion of\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=1682\">the &#8216;Gemini page&#8217;, f72r2<\/a>, written by Darren Worley and Marco Ponzi.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gemini.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1698\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gemini-300x295.jpeg\" alt=\"gemini\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gemini-300x295.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gemini.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See a <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=1656\">superb and detailed discussion of the f73v Sagittarius page<\/a> produced by Marco Ponzi and Darren Worley &#8211; many thanks <a class=\"eaffe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.equip.com.es\/blogs\/News_EQUIP\/?p=16495\">Kim Mi-kyung<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1475sanitatis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-1663 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1475sanitatis-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"1475sanitatis\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=1625\">See a &#8216;multispectral image&#8217; of f71r<\/a>, one of the Zodiac pages.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Voynich_071r_small.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1624 size-thumbnail aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Voynich_071r_small-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Voynich_071r_small\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>&#8220;See <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=1611\">this recent discussion<\/a> by Rene Zanbergen about analysing the cover of the Voynich manuscript <a class=\"eaffe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vitafon.rs\/%eb%b0%a9%ec%bd%95-%ec%a7%80%eb%8f%84-%eb%8b%a4%ec%9a%b4%eb%a1%9c%eb%93%9c\/\">Download the Bangkok map<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=1606\">a new discussion of a possible broccoli plant<\/a> provided by\u00c2\u00a0Dr. Ramiro Gianinazzi.<\/p>\n<p>Is this a pangolin on Voynich f80? See <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=1518\">a new post<\/a> with ideas from Jose Serrano.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pangolin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1525\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pangolin-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"pangolin\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pangolin-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pangolin.jpg 515w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>See <a title=\"Rosettes folio f86v \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a discussion by Marco Ponzi\" href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=1476\">an interesting discussion by Marco Ponzi <\/a>on the Voynich Rosettes page <a class=\"eaffe\" href=\"https:\/\/technobeton.com.pl\/%ed%95%b4%ec%8b%9c%ed%83%9c%ea%b7%b8-%eb%8b%a4%ec%9a%b4%eb%a1%9c%eb%93%9c\/\">hashtag<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Have a look at <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dy_2JEo7ARg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this short video<\/a> with some interesting images of the Voynich manuscript and some commentary by Bill Sherman, a Renaissance scholar and curator of the recent exhibition at the Folger Library.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. <em><strong>Applied Linguistic research:<\/strong> <\/em>\u00c2\u00a0Find out about my research in general <a title=\"My profile\" href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?page_id=2\">here<\/a> <a class=\"eaffe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeotraveller.in\/madhya-pradesh\/%ec%b6%9c%eb%8f%99-%ec%bc%80%ec%9d%b4%ec%ba%85-%eb%8b%a4%ec%9a%b4%eb%a1%9c%eb%93%9c\/\">\ucd9c\ub3d9 \ucf00\uc774\uce85 \ub2e4\uc6b4\ub85c\ub4dc<\/a>. Also use the menus above to find out other areas of my work.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">2. <\/span><em style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><strong>Voynich manuscript research update<\/strong><\/em><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[table id=25 \/]<\/p>\n<p><strong>-\u00c2\u00a0Voynich plants:<\/strong> See a <a title=\"On factors distorting the plant images of the Voynich Manuscript\" href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=741\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">detailed and professional discussion of Voynich plants<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0contributed\u00c2\u00a0by an anonymous Finnish biologist. In my view this should be required reading for anyone interested in the plants in the Voynich manuscript. To my mind it gives a fascinating new insight into the mind of the people who created the plant drawings <a class=\"eaffe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autospot.cnm.com.pt\/?p=8660\">\ucc9c\uc7ac\uad50\uc721 \uad6d\uc5b4 \uad50\uacfc\uc11c \ub2e4\uc6b4\ub85c\ub4dc<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then look at the<a title=\"Voynich plants \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a view from Finland\" href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=460\">\u00c2\u00a0extensive and expert discussion of specific Voynich plants\u00c2\u00a0<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0by the same author. <em><strong>More added recently<\/strong><\/em>. Thanks to him for his work.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-872 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/33r_compare-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"33r_compare\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0I have now created a \u00c2\u00a0section devoted to <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" title=\"Mediaeval herbal manuscripts\" href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?page_id=689\">Mediaeval herbal manuscripts<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> and another small one on <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" title=\"Voynich stars\" href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?page_id=727\">Voynich stars <\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">which you might find interesting <a class=\"eaffe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.liberforte.nl\/%ec%82%ac%eb%9e%91-%eb%b2%94%eb%b2%85-%eb%8b%a4%ec%9a%b4%eb%a1%9c%eb%93%9c\/\">\uc0ac\ub791 \ubc94\ubc85 \ub2e4\uc6b4\ub85c\ub4dc<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Following my\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>provisional<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00c2\u00a0identification of a number of plants and proper names in my <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" title=\"Voynich: the evidence\" href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?page_id=11\">Feb 2014 paper<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">, I have now added two more provisional\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>identifications<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00c2\u00a0and names. See my <a title=\"Voynich f6v: Ricinus communis, the Castor Oil plant?\" href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=338\">full analysis of page 6v<\/a>, with a\u00c2\u00a0proposed identification of the castor oil plant, <em>Ricinus communis<\/em>, together\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">with analysis of the first word of the page as relating to, and perhaps deriving originally from, the Arabic. Secondly, see <\/span><a title=\"Voynich plant 5v\" href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?p=538\">a possible identification of the Marsh mallow (plant 5v)\u00c2\u00a0<\/a>(<em>Althaea officinalis)\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>with a name in the Voynich manuscript which appears possibly to derive from Persian. This second still awaits more detailed research but I feel it is a strong possibility.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>See also:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0I&#8217;ve now posted an\u00c2\u00a0<a title=\"Voynich plant names\" href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/?page_id=419\">area for discussion of Voynich plants<\/a>, to get your feedback on the plants and their possible names.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Bax<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to my website. On this page I will post summaries and updates.\u00c2\u00a0 (Last change 15\/9\/2017) &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- See the TED-ED educational video which I scripted about the Voynich manuscript. I discuss the making of the video here: Here is the video itself. I hope you find it interesting: There is also a lesson about it &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-577","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=577"}],"version-history":[{"count":119,"href":"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2065,"href":"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/577\/revisions\/2065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenbax.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}