31-10-2017, 05:06 PM
Maybe the notion is due to M.E.D'Imperio stating "(...) Because of it's great financial value it's owners were understandably reluctant to allow unlimited access to it or reproduction of it (...) It is possible that the disastrous outcome of Newbold's researches and the disappointment occasioned by their failure may have resulted in an atmosphere of caution and of greater restriction on the part of the owners in providing access to the manuscript in subsequent years." (chapter 6, 39 pp.).
This statement is of course not very firm. Anyways it was "copies only" after 1931.
The "test" Voynich did himself is certainly of interest but should probably get discussed in a separate thread.
This statement is of course not very firm. Anyways it was "copies only" after 1931.
The "test" Voynich did himself is certainly of interest but should probably get discussed in a separate thread.