Morten St George Theory

[Morten St. George]

Most of the Voynich glyphs have analogs in Latin script (a few also in Greek script). Even some (not all) of the "gallows" characters have analogs in Latin and Greek scribal conventions (e.g., EVA-k and the way some of the gallows are "stacked"). The ones that resemble Latin abbreviation symbols also are positioned similarly to Latin scribal abbreviations.

There is a small number of Voynich glyphs that I have not seen anywhere, but they are SIMILAR to the way Latin and Greek ligatures are constructed, so, for the moment I suspect they are invented according to the same basic ideas.

I guess the question I was really trying to ask is if you have found any historical record of the VMS in any 15th century manuscript or European document from that epoch. My point is that in a society carefully controlled by a ruthless Inquisition which kept detailed records, and with diverse handwriting suggesting that the composition of the VMS was a group effort, there should be a historical record of the VMS but apparently there isn't, which leaves the door open for composition outside of Europe.

My Made-in-the-Americas Theory applies to the physical redaction of the VMS and not to its script which I believe was created in Europe prior to departure for the New World. My best guess (and I emphasize the word "guess") is that the script (and encryption system) was created in Toledo after 1244 (the VMS depiction of Montségur) and before 1284 (the death of Alfonso the Wise). I have five reasons for thinking Toledo was the place:

i. The VMS prophecies were accepted as divine revelation by two distinct religious sects: by Christian heretics known as Cathars and by Jewish heretics known as Cabalists. Both sects had ties to the city of Toledo.

ii. Toledo was home to a famous school of translators which included experts in Latin, Ancient Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, and Spanish. All five of these languages were mentioned as conveying the VMS prophecies.

iii. Between 1253 and 1263 Toledo held control of southern Portugal which would have been a perfect place for launching a boat to the New World.

iv. Roger Bacon (1220-1292) had strong ties to Toledo from where he received many Arabic translations that greatly assisted him in his work.

v. A VMS prophecy refers to the Tagus River on which the city of Toledo was built.

For a historical record of VMS script (if one is ever to be found), a good place to look might be the 13th-century publications of the Toledo translators.