24-02-2019, 03:24 PM
Perhaps to paraphrase JKP's point a bit, I think you need to take into account two components to understand Voynichese script.
On the one hand, it is "invented" and original as a limited glyph set. A few of the glyphs aren't found as a set anywhere else (mostly gallows and benched gallows). The decisions of which glyphs were included (and excluded!) feels made, constructed, artificial. As far as we know maybe even tailormade for this manuscript.
On the other hand, it is clear that the glyphs, and to a large extent their positional preferences, are based on Latin scribal conventions.
You really need these two parts to be able to understand Voynichese script. Yes, something new was made, but it's quite clear which writing system served as a source for the creation.
On the one hand, it is "invented" and original as a limited glyph set. A few of the glyphs aren't found as a set anywhere else (mostly gallows and benched gallows). The decisions of which glyphs were included (and excluded!) feels made, constructed, artificial. As far as we know maybe even tailormade for this manuscript.
On the other hand, it is clear that the glyphs, and to a large extent their positional preferences, are based on Latin scribal conventions.
You really need these two parts to be able to understand Voynichese script. Yes, something new was made, but it's quite clear which writing system served as a source for the creation.