Many thanks to Torsten for posting this!
I was wondering why Merrill and Baum seem to be unaware of the Zandbergen-Landini transliteration, then I noticed (github) that this works dates to 2018: at the time I guess Takahashi's was still seen as the best option.
I tried running their code, but their python scripts apparently reference a "voynich.bin" file that is not in the github repository, or maybe I missed something. Anyway, I think this is a very interesting line of research. As the authors say, the ms is too short to make the most ambitious tasks realistic, but maybe similar software tools can help in researching possible mappings between the different Voynich dialects.
This 2016 You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is referenced in the paper. I guess the other references are also worth reading. BTW, it's nice to see that these authors find Julian Bunn's work so relevant.
I was wondering why Merrill and Baum seem to be unaware of the Zandbergen-Landini transliteration, then I noticed (github) that this works dates to 2018: at the time I guess Takahashi's was still seen as the best option.
I tried running their code, but their python scripts apparently reference a "voynich.bin" file that is not in the github repository, or maybe I missed something. Anyway, I think this is a very interesting line of research. As the authors say, the ms is too short to make the most ambitious tasks realistic, but maybe similar software tools can help in researching possible mappings between the different Voynich dialects.
This 2016 You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is referenced in the paper. I guess the other references are also worth reading. BTW, it's nice to see that these authors find Julian Bunn's work so relevant.