10-06-2020, 12:55 PM
I'm not sure what you mean about "extraneous" text. Do you mean uncommon or rare glyphs? They are not necessarily extraneous.
There is no definitive or 'correct' transcript because we don't know how to parse the VMS glyphs. Is a gallows character one glyph or two (a ligature)? Is a benched gallows one glyph, two glyphs, or three?
Is ch a ligature (two glyphs) or is it one?
Is the cap on EVA-sh sh an abbreviation symbol (like an apostrophe) that indicates missing letters?
Is a analogous to Latin "a" or is it a combination of e + i ?
If there are ligatures, it would significantly increase the overall glyph count.
There is no definitive or 'correct' transcript because we don't know how to parse the VMS glyphs. Is a gallows character one glyph or two (a ligature)? Is a benched gallows one glyph, two glyphs, or three?
Is ch a ligature (two glyphs) or is it one?
Is the cap on EVA-sh sh an abbreviation symbol (like an apostrophe) that indicates missing letters?
Is a analogous to Latin "a" or is it a combination of e + i ?
If there are ligatures, it would significantly increase the overall glyph count.