Tim King's et al. translation

[Tim King]

Wow, I'm already concerned after reading the second sentence...

"Based upon our findings, the language of the Voynich Manuscript is a Vulgar Latin dialect, likely affected by a contemporary Italian dialect."

If the VMS was created c. early 15th century, how could the text be affected by a contemporary Italian dialect? They were still speaking medieval Italian. Even 17th-century Italian is different from modern Italian, and 15th-century Italian is quite a bit different.

I read that as Italian contemporary to the vms, not modern Italian.

Hey Linda, this is Tim.  The term "contemporary" means contemporary to the Vulgar Latin of the manuscript, not contemporary to now.