17-05-2020, 11:11 PM
Correct me if I am wrong, but the "ich" name ending seems to be associated with slavic origins. Well, its true it seems unlikely that Voynich himself called it the "Voynich manuscript".
I would think the Elgin Marbles are a sore point especially for the Greeks who I doubt approve of the name given it is their heritage.
I suppose the name sounds exotic from the point of view of someone English. If it was discovered by "John Smith" and called the "Smith manuscript" maybe I would have not been curious about it initially.
I was thinking of the antikythera mechanism which is named after the place it was found not named after the finder. The name of the finder seems arbitrary, whereas the place it was found seems more relevant.
Anyway, there is not a lot to be said on this subject, but this is something, given my associating the manuscript with Italy I have found a bit incongruous.
I would think the Elgin Marbles are a sore point especially for the Greeks who I doubt approve of the name given it is their heritage.
I suppose the name sounds exotic from the point of view of someone English. If it was discovered by "John Smith" and called the "Smith manuscript" maybe I would have not been curious about it initially.
I was thinking of the antikythera mechanism which is named after the place it was found not named after the finder. The name of the finder seems arbitrary, whereas the place it was found seems more relevant.
Anyway, there is not a lot to be said on this subject, but this is something, given my associating the manuscript with Italy I have found a bit incongruous.