11-03-2016, 06:34 PM
(10-03-2016, 12:54 PM)Koen Gh. wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Has anyone ever tried to compare the 1,2,3,4,5 numerals to other sources? They look surprisingly "normal" for Voynich standards. Couldn't they teach us something about the manuscript's origin or its history after its creation?
It's possible that the 1 2 3 4 5 is similar to the a b c d e f g... on the first page, someone long ago's attempt at deciphering the manuscript.
The zodiac labels are in another hand (a hand that appears to be distinct from other marginalia) , the a b c d e f g h... are in another hand (not in Gothic cursive as with the zodiac labels and other notes), so the 1 2 3 4 5 may have been added by another hand, as well, but still be very old. If it was around the time the manuscript was made or shortly after, the ink could be from the same source.
Since we are missing many years of the manuscript's provenance, it's possible that several attempts to decode it, long before Kircher had it, have left their imprint on the VMS.