02-01-2020, 10:27 PM
(02-01-2020, 10:15 PM)ReneZ wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.In general, the success or failure of translating the Voynich MS *DOES NOT* depend on the quality of the scans. If one believes that, one is just fooling oneself.
There are 200+ pages of completely legible writing in high-resolution. Some small areas are more difficult to read. Other areas are clear but we are still not certain how to interpret them because this is handwriting with all its variations.
There is more than enough information in these 200+ pages.
Well if the quality of scans doesn't matter then I guess we should all go back to using black and white photocopies. If it is not clear what is written and this is certainly the case in some instances then we can only conclude that more visual information could help. As discussed the writing is obviously not completely legible on this instance and likely many others.
I am not here to insult the people who produced these excellent scans, but the reality still is the scans could be better. I am not saying that anyone is to blame for that, but that is unquestionably reality. If you think it is not then I can only guess that you are reading the manuscript through rose-tinted spectacles through which every glyph is clear and precise.
If everything is so obvious then do tell me what the transcriptions are in the case we are discussing and how you can be so sure of your conclusions.