sh_ and ch_ compose the same words

[Torsten]

This shows that there is a general trend, but still significant variability between the different sections.

Indeed, there is a trend especially in the usage of <chedy>. I also fully agree to your previous statement "The group of bifolios 103+116 , 107+112, 108+111 is more like the biological text than the other three."

This way it is possible to reorder the sections of the VMS: "Reordering the sections with respect to the frequency of token <chedy> replaces the seemingly irregular mixture of two separate languages by the gradual evolution of a single system from 'state A' to 'state B.'" (Timm & Schinner 2019, p. 7)

This is the resulting table for <chedy> and <shedy> (see You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., p. 7):

             chedy shedy word count
             ----- ----- ----------
Herbal     (A)   1     0      8,087
Pharma     (A)   1     1      2,529
Astro            4     0      2,136
Cosmo           24    17      2,691
Herbal     (B)  62    35      3,233
Stars      (B) 190   113     10,673
Biological (B) 210   247      6,911