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# Identification:
#
#   * Title: "Leo"
#   * Page: f72v3 = KF (Rene) = p140 (Stolfi)
#   * Folio: f72
#   * Panels: f72v4, f72v3
#   * Bifolio: bK1 = f71+f72
#   * Quire: K (Rene) = XI (Beinecke)
#
#   This page spans the two outermost verso panels of an eight-panel
#   fold-out. (The outermost panel is about 1/3 the width of a normal
#   one.)
#
#   Newbold plate XXV.
#   D'Imperio figure 10, page 88 (center).
#
# Attributes:
#
#   * Language: ? (Currier)
#   * Hand: ? (Currier)
#   * Subsets: Z (Rene), zod (Stolfi)
#   * Subject: zodiac
#   * Colors: ??? (Reeds), blue_dots(lioness),brick(crown) (Rene)
#
# Description:
#
#   Three concentric rings of text (units 程R1}, 程R2}, 程R3},
#   outside-in) are delimited by six faint mechanically drawn circles.
#   The outer ring runs over the fold at the right, and invades page
#   f72v2. The outer and inner rings have wider word gaps at 08:45.
#   (The middle ring crosses a fold at that point).
#
#   In the centre there is an animal resembling a lioness, facing west. The
#   animal has a very short and sparse mane, and a long tail ending in
#   a tuft of hair. The tail curved down, between or behind the rear
#   legs, then up behind body, and then forward. The right front paw
#   is lifted and points West. The animal has a muzzle similar to that
#   of the nibbling animal in f???, and is showing a longish, narrow,
#   pointed tongue.
#
#   Below the lion is a non-Voynichese word, possibly "augst" in
#   lowercase Roman script. There may be a dot over the first leg of
#   the "u". The "s" looks like an uncrossed "f" with a straight
#   descender. The "t" looks like an EVA "c".
#
#   The three rings of text define two bands containing human figures
#   ("nymphs"), 12 in the inner band and 18 in the outer one. All
#   nymphs are naked, in 3/4 view (between frontal and facing clockwise).
#
#   Each nymph figure holds a star with the left hand. The right hand is
#   generally on her back, buttock, thigh, waist, hip, or belly; but some
#   have the right arm stretched back and down.  The feet are generally
#   hidden behind the text ring, but sometimes visible.
#
#   All the figures are naked. Most have visible breasts and 
#   shoulder-long hair.
#
#   Clockwise from each figure there is a short label (units 程S1} and
#   程S2}, outside-in).
#
#   Rene [07 Apr 1999] observes that this folio is all curled up.
#
#   The following table lists some attributes of the nymphs. The
#   "rays" column is the number of rays in each star; a "t" means the
#   star has a tail. The "hand" column gives the position of the right
#   hand; a hour figure measn that the right arm is stretched
#   towards that direction relative to the nymph.
#
#     band  label place hand  rays notes
#     ----- ----- ----- ----- ---- ----------------------
#     inner S2.1  10:00 butt? ?    
#     inner S2.2  10:45 belly 7 t  
#     inner S2.3  11:45 07:30 7    left foot half-raised
#     inner S2.4  00:30 ribs  7 t  
#     inner S2.5  01:30 waist 7    left foot visible
#     inner S2.6  02:00 butt  7    left foot visible
#     inner S2.7  03:00 back  9    left foot raised
#     inner S2.8  04:00 butt  8 t  left foot half-raised
#     inner S2.9  05:00 hip   9    
#     inner S2.10 06:15 08:00 8 t  holding by tail; tail between rays
#     inner S1.11 07:45 butt  8?   left foot raised
#     inner S1.12 08:15 belly ?    no breasts?
#                                  
#     outer S1.1  10:00 hip   9    
#     outer S1.2  10:30 ???   ? t  hat?
#     outer S1.3  10:45 07:00 8    
#     outer S1.4  11:30 back  8 t  
#     outer S1.5  00:00 waist 8 t  
#     outer S1.6  00:45 ribs  8 t  
#     outer S1.7  01:15 waist 7    
#     outer S1.8  01:45 butt  7    
#     outer S1.9  02:15 belly 9?   
#     outer S1.10 02:45 butt  9?   
#     outer S1.11 03:30 hip   9?t  
#     outer S1.12 04:15 hip   8    left foot raised
#     outer S1.13 05:00 hip   8    no breasts
#     outer S1.14 06:15 back  8    
#     outer S1.15 07:15 butt  ?    no breasts
#     outer S1.16 08:00 belly 8    
#     outer S1.17 08:45 butt  8    
#     outer S1.18 09:00 belly ?    
#
# Comments:
#
#   The animal at the center is probably a lion, the astrological
#   symbol for Leo. Leo is ??? to ???.
#
# References:
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# Last edited on 1999-04-20 15:47:34 by stolfi