Pardon the introduction of a hair-brained hypothesis, but much of the interpretation for certain VMs illustrations has tended to be historically European; such things as the Oresme cosmos, the use of heraldry and the Genoese popes, Melusine, the Golden Fleece. This aligns to a time and place approximated to the Duchy of Burgundy after circa 1430.
Burgundy, at the beginning of this florescence would have been a polyglot of French, German, Portuguese, Dutch, English and Italian. Any linguistic choice is possible.
Burgundy had enough 'Islamic contact' in the Christian defeat at Nicopolis in 1396. Later, the Burgundian ambassador to Russia used the trade route south to the Black Sea and returned via the Mediterranean. Burgundy had naval forces in the Black Sea in the 1440s. The Genoese preceded them about a century prior. The counts of Flanders ruled the Latin kingdom of Byzantium. Flanders later became an early and essential part of Valois Burgundy. The VMs cosmos reveals an eastern influence, if the outer circle and the eight curved spokes can be attributed to the influence of Shirakatsi.
So, perhaps Voynichese is Turkish. And not necessarily good Turkish, as spoken by a native speaker, but Turkish as composed by a Burgundian. Just think of all the possible problems there. Good grief! But it is a possibility.
All of the 'yes, it is' - 'no, it isn't' discussion is going nowhere. There needs to be a convincing demonstration from the beginning that can be presented to those who maintain the contradictory opinion. And as a subject of the demonstration, I suggest the outer band of text from VMs White Aries, because it is marked and because it has internal structure.
Burgundy, at the beginning of this florescence would have been a polyglot of French, German, Portuguese, Dutch, English and Italian. Any linguistic choice is possible.
Burgundy had enough 'Islamic contact' in the Christian defeat at Nicopolis in 1396. Later, the Burgundian ambassador to Russia used the trade route south to the Black Sea and returned via the Mediterranean. Burgundy had naval forces in the Black Sea in the 1440s. The Genoese preceded them about a century prior. The counts of Flanders ruled the Latin kingdom of Byzantium. Flanders later became an early and essential part of Valois Burgundy. The VMs cosmos reveals an eastern influence, if the outer circle and the eight curved spokes can be attributed to the influence of Shirakatsi.
So, perhaps Voynichese is Turkish. And not necessarily good Turkish, as spoken by a native speaker, but Turkish as composed by a Burgundian. Just think of all the possible problems there. Good grief! But it is a possibility.
All of the 'yes, it is' - 'no, it isn't' discussion is going nowhere. There needs to be a convincing demonstration from the beginning that can be presented to those who maintain the contradictory opinion. And as a subject of the demonstration, I suggest the outer band of text from VMs White Aries, because it is marked and because it has internal structure.