# What do the illustrations show? · Voynich Manuscript

> Most likely each herbal page opens with its plant's name, not yet confirmed; 3 answers proposed, 1 ruled out. What do the illustrations show, section by…

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# What do the illustrations show?

Asked 25 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [What is the book about?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGAY0G20KQ/what-is-the-book-about)·3 answers·0·0 following

**Most likely: each herbal page opens with its plant's name** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

 

## Answers 3



[**Each herbal page opens with its plant's name** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G03967MY1/each-herbal-page-opens-with-its-plants-name)

Supported by its tests

Evidence: 1 for

Most likely



[**Paint was applied in campaigns organised by section/quire rather than by scribe.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8FZW6M01SX/paint-was-applied-in-campaigns-organised-by-section-quire)

Tested, but the results don't decide it

Evidence: none yet

Disputed



[**Zodiac labels are unique names of degrees or stars.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8FZWEE61CB/zodiac-labels-are-unique-names-of-degrees-or-stars)

Failed its test

Evidence: none yet

Ruled out

## What would settle it

1. Text-image correspondence on the herbal pages: code plant features (root, leaf, flower types) and test whether page-first words (F-114) and topics follow them (Mantel test with planted control).
1. Independent botanical identifications of the herbal plants (literature compilation) as external anchors for the readings.

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**What do the illustrations show?** You're here · each herbal page opens with its plant's name

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