10-02-2026, 03:22 PM
Did you know that the scribe made a funny mistake at the page f37v?
The text is obviously skewed but only on one side of the sheet. On the other side it seems slightly skewed (we can argue about that) but not so badly.
The sheet itself isn't a rectangle but rather a trapezoid (that's how they call it in maths
You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. ) with one side skewed. It looks like the scribe wrongly aligned the text to the skewed side
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What does it mean to us?
I would say it supports the view that Voynich Manuscript was a low quality product and it was accepted by its creators:
- the sheet which wasn't a rectangle wasn't trashed but used
- the scribe was unexperienced as he aligned the text wrongly
- after the mistake they still didn't trash it but decided to keep it.
Would you agree?
The text is obviously skewed but only on one side of the sheet. On the other side it seems slightly skewed (we can argue about that) but not so badly.
The sheet itself isn't a rectangle but rather a trapezoid (that's how they call it in maths
You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. ) with one side skewed. It looks like the scribe wrongly aligned the text to the skewed side [attachment=14030]
What does it mean to us?
I would say it supports the view that Voynich Manuscript was a low quality product and it was accepted by its creators:
- the sheet which wasn't a rectangle wasn't trashed but used
- the scribe was unexperienced as he aligned the text wrongly
- after the mistake they still didn't trash it but decided to keep it.
Would you agree?