Morten St George Theory

[Morten St. George]

Because you have to consider ALL the zodiac figures, not just Sagittarius. 

Yes, JP, I am looking at ALL the evidence, but not just all the zodiac evidence. It's hardly clear-cut, otherwise the VMS wouldn't be classified as a mystery.

Let me summarize the main points of contention between your theories and mine so that we can then discuss ways to resolve the issue.

You are claiming that the VMS is a unique, original document created in Europe during the early 15th century and reflecting European culture of the early 15th century.

I am claiming that the VMS was composed in the Americas during the early 15th century as a copy of earlier documents reflecting European culture of the mid 13th century.

It seems that the only American animal that might serve as a source for vellum-quality parchment is the bison, a close relative of European cows. Thus, another protein test (this time for bison protein) might definitively resolve the issue.

I've had prior two-way email contact with the protein lady in York and I might be able to convince her to do the bison testing for free. Your task would be to convince the Beinecke Library (I do not get on well with them) to send her a tiny scraping for testing.

Deal?

PS. To encourage the Beinecke Library to allow further testing, you can try telling them that Linda thinks Shakespeare wrote the VMS marginalia. Thus, beyond a few signatures of doubtful authenticity, the VMS would contain the only extant examples of the handwriting of the real Shakespeare, which could easily double the fame and market value of the VMS.