20-01-2020, 06:25 AM
The idea of phonetic spelling might well be the case, my problem was with the statement made so matter of fact-ly without indication of further explanation behind it or to come. I havent seen the video so don't know if there was more.
I could see someone writing what they heard from a class in greek, let's say, into his own system. Maybe he knew greek to hear it but not to write it, or simply preferred his own method so that no one knew what he was writing. In this way he could surruptitiously copy greek books read aloud in his vicinity.
Given the apparent lack of haste in the vms writing, he probably did this in another medium, then copied or had it copied onto vellum at a later time?
I could see someone writing what they heard from a class in greek, let's say, into his own system. Maybe he knew greek to hear it but not to write it, or simply preferred his own method so that no one knew what he was writing. In this way he could surruptitiously copy greek books read aloud in his vicinity.
Given the apparent lack of haste in the vms writing, he probably did this in another medium, then copied or had it copied onto vellum at a later time?