Discussion of Voynich MS-related theories

[Mark Knowles]

It seems that my suggestion above went unnoticed, so I won't hesitate to repeat it:

I beg the participants to this discussion to abstain from delving into further personal showdown.

About the later history of the MS. Yes, the main value thereof, in my opinion, is the possibility to gradually trace back its earlier history.

From 1870 to 1420ish is a long way to trace back, especially given we have already some idea of an intervening period. I can see an advantage if it leads to the location of attached documents such as missing pages that have become separated from the manuscript otherwise it is hard to see much benefit except for personal interest/curiousity.