John Wycliffe Latin ms letters and Voynich characters
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As Helmut Winkler wrote You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.:

(01-02-2019, 06:31 PM)Helmut Winkler wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.the Voynich script is most  likely based on a  late Medieval Gothic cursiva

AFAIK, Helmut is the only user in this forum with a formal training in medieval paleography. This example fits well with what he says.

the s symbol is a ligature of final -e and a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (marking that some letters were omitted mid-word):
ecc[les]ie

in the case of xps it appears to be a -c/macron  ligature (xpc is a standard abbreviation for Christus)
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RE: John Wycliffe Latin ms letters and Voynich characters - by MarcoP - 18-03-2019, 08:44 AM

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