08-07-2017, 03:48 AM
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Blevins' comments about Wilfrid's business are a combination of some factoids that have been taken together and woven into a story, but some of these are incorrect, and there are important omissions.
In his early days, Wilfrid was not dealing with manuscripts. His sole interested was in early printed books.
As Arnold Hunt (previously curator at the British library) explains, one particularity of Voynich is that he loved rarity for its own sake. He collected unique and previously unknown printed books, regardless of their real commercial value.
It has been suspected that these previously unknown and unique books might be fakes. This could make sense. However, what happened is that of many of them, additional copies turned up later ( You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. ).
Needless to say, this proves beyond reasonable doubt that he did not fake them.
His interest in the unique may have played a role in his choice to buy the Voynich MS from the Jesuits as well.
Blevins' comments about Wilfrid's business are a combination of some factoids that have been taken together and woven into a story, but some of these are incorrect, and there are important omissions.
Quote:Not long after he opened his shop he began finding previously unknown rare manuscripts.
In his early days, Wilfrid was not dealing with manuscripts. His sole interested was in early printed books.
As Arnold Hunt (previously curator at the British library) explains, one particularity of Voynich is that he loved rarity for its own sake. He collected unique and previously unknown printed books, regardless of their real commercial value.
It has been suspected that these previously unknown and unique books might be fakes. This could make sense. However, what happened is that of many of them, additional copies turned up later ( You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. ).
Needless to say, this proves beyond reasonable doubt that he did not fake them.
His interest in the unique may have played a role in his choice to buy the Voynich MS from the Jesuits as well.
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