22-12-2016, 11:42 PM
I agree with you that the plants are ones with economic value, and that economic interestd may have been a driving force behind the manuscript's creation.
Where I disagree is two things:
- Yes, it is likely that the script is like this because they wanted to obscure information, but I can see other possibilities as well, like some original transcription effort from one or more foreign scripts.
- There are still too many unknowns to allow us to select a priori what should and should not be in the manuscript.
That said, I do fully agree with the message behind this thread, if it is that a proposed solution should also explain why the information is presented in the way it is, and what could have been the motivation for anyone to present it in this way.
Where I disagree is two things:
- Yes, it is likely that the script is like this because they wanted to obscure information, but I can see other possibilities as well, like some original transcription effort from one or more foreign scripts.
- There are still too many unknowns to allow us to select a priori what should and should not be in the manuscript.
That said, I do fully agree with the message behind this thread, if it is that a proposed solution should also explain why the information is presented in the way it is, and what could have been the motivation for anyone to present it in this way.