27-06-2020, 07:46 PM
This is, in my opinion, one of the great myths of the Voynich, namely that there are no corrections. I have not studied all the text, but wherever I have looked there have certainly on occasions been what appear to me to be corrections.
The myth, repeated in documentaries and the like, is that the writing of the Voynich must have been some superhuman feat as through the 200+ pages there is not a single sign of correction. This might make for a good narrative, increasing the allure and mystery of the manuscript, but it is deeply misleading. When I first started looking at the Voynich I believed that to be the case as it seemed to be the prevailing wisdom, but this idea just confuses and misdirects researchers.
The myth, repeated in documentaries and the like, is that the writing of the Voynich must have been some superhuman feat as through the 200+ pages there is not a single sign of correction. This might make for a good narrative, increasing the allure and mystery of the manuscript, but it is deeply misleading. When I first started looking at the Voynich I believed that to be the case as it seemed to be the prevailing wisdom, but this idea just confuses and misdirects researchers.