Masterpiece?

[aStobbart]

Helmut already pointed out that these societies appeared a bit later.



I have to say that this remains not very high on my list of possibilities. That list is virtual - I never made it - but it is not short.

If the VMS was made with other porpouse in mind than storing knowledge, my best guess is that it was made as a magical book to impress the local folks. That's the charlatan approach and I think you mention it on your site or maybe it was P. Neal.

If this is the case, one could say it did quite well considering it ended up on Rudolf's posession