(15-05-2019, 09:03 AM)Mark Knowles wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.JKP: When you say: "Maybe the similarity in shape is part of some personal symbol system of the creator." Well, could that again be true of any shape whether it be "o", "a" or "8"?
Yes, that's how I think about it. I do not assume the "a" shape is "a", but the SHAPE is certainly consistent with Latin "a". However, it might be a constructed shape (e.g., c + i for example).
Quote:Yes, B and P have the different meaning, but are similar shapes, but I don't think that is what we are talking about here. If I draw a large B on a piece of we will say it corresponds to the letter "B" not that it is a modified "P". I am asking for the same standard that we employ with other shapes whether in the Voynich or elsewhere, not a philosophical discussion about what we meam by a symbol or shape.
Mark, when it comes to philosophical discussions, it appears that you are more philosophical than I am. I'm a fairly practical person—I'm the one posting actual examples from the Voynich text.