09-02-2017, 08:49 AM
(08-02-2017, 09:33 PM)davidjackson wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The issue I have with this theory - and I like this theory - is that it seems too regular for the late Middle ages.
The VMS is very regular. There is for instance the strict word structure.
Quote:In other words, there is no reason for such a structural framework to be imposed upon the scribe. Why would you go to such lengths unless you had much more modern knowledge about language and wanted to deceive?
It was not done on purpose. It was done since it is easier to copy something then to invent something new. It is just the most efficient method to generate text.
But there are some problems with this method. For instance you will learn something during writing the text. Therefore the generated text would change over time. Since you change the words on purpose this method would also result in many similar words. Since it is far from easy to invent new rules all the time you would probably repeat the same patterns.
Quote:If it were possible to link your theory into a mechanical mechanism, it would be much more believable.
IE - imagine a scribe who has a mechanism to produce words (I'm thinking of a mechanical volvelle which can be easily spun for each word). I haven't been able to come up with a combinator to produce Voynich words in this fashion - have you?
Your eyes are enough to select a previously written word or sequence of letters. Try it yourself:
aur eye areare enug ta sale aprev ously wryt wart ol seequenc af leetee tly iit yau selsel

