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10-08-2026, 10:27 AM
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(10-08-2026, 10:12 AM)Oscroft wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (10-08-2026, 09:04 AM)JoJo_Jost wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.As I mentioned before, the author designed his cipher to look like Latin in order to hide the fact that it isn't actually Latin
Or maybe he was just familiar with Latin? If I was making up a script or cypher, I expect I'd base it on scripts/languages I already knew (perhaps even subconsciously in parts) rather than inventing something completely from scratch.
sure that is possible, too
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Just to make sure we're all on the same page (pun intended), I am referring to the leaf as a whole. The verso side has more and clearer text:
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In particular, note the "maria" on the left side of the fifth line from the bottom. I consider the entire leaf, recto and verso, the reference.
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(11-08-2026, 01:14 AM)magnesium wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The verso side has more and clearer text: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
Thanks! From that page:
Note the word "deus". It shows that an "8"-like glyph can be two different letters, distinguished by size and by how they are drawn:
All the best, --stolfi
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(11-08-2026, 07:21 AM)Jorge_Stolfi wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Thanks! From that page:
The "o" and "a" in this "orantem" show one the problems in Voynich transliterations: a more-or-less straight second stroke does not identify an "a". Many EVA-a in transliterations should be EVA-o.
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The archetypes for EVA o and a are less distinct than the ones in that sample though, and there's almost a complete gradient between them. TT once wrote that he wondered whether they're supposed to be distinct forms at all. (I'm sure they are, given their complementary distribution, but him writing this shows how tricky it is).
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There also are some 'g's that are more or less comparable with the "mystery character" in Voynich You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
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(11-08-2026, 03:21 PM)MarcoP wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.There also are some 'g's that are more or less comparable with the "mystery character" in Voynich f57v By the way, this symbol is somewhat similar to g on f116v...
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@ Stolfi If only everyone would stick to it.... It is just the typical medieval writing anarchy.
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(11-08-2026, 09:05 PM)JoJo_Jost wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.@ Stolfi If only everyone would stick to it.... It is just the typical medieval writing anarchy. Yeah, sure, final "s" can be a bit more than minim-height.
But that clip you posted uses a different "font" from the other example (besides being German instead of Latin). Note that the "d" is shorter than "h"-height, and its shape is simpler than the "d" of the other. And does not match the supposed "d" of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. "oladabas".
(In case you haven't noticed, Cod. Sang 1369 is not a book, but a collection of loose leaves that were recovered from other books where they had been used as end-leaves and cover fillers. Thus each folio is normally in different handwriting and possibly from a different century.)
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Yes, there are different writing styles. The point is simply to show that the 8 can sometimes be written larger. As I mentioned earlier, there weren’t really any fixed rules. There are all kinds of peculiarities in the scripts. So the height of the 8 is not a counterargument against an “s” in f116.
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