06-01-2017, 12:54 PM
Hi Diane,
There is no beard drawn on that image.
What you are referring to are discolorations caused by a combination of bleedthrough and paint transfer from elsewhere.
If you pay close attention to the details of the image, it is very obvious that the "beard" is not part of the drawing:
![[Image: capture-d_c3a9cran-128.png]](https://voynichviews.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/capture-d_c3a9cran-128.png)
Personally I think that whatever the sources we're comparing with the Voynich, we need to be wary of interpreting stains and other accidents as meaningful features.
There is no beard drawn on that image.
What you are referring to are discolorations caused by a combination of bleedthrough and paint transfer from elsewhere.
If you pay close attention to the details of the image, it is very obvious that the "beard" is not part of the drawing:
Personally I think that whatever the sources we're comparing with the Voynich, we need to be wary of interpreting stains and other accidents as meaningful features.