What would a "solution" look like over history?

[ReneZ]

There was a time, when Voynich went public with the MS, that they talked a lot about Bacon. Perhaps that is what a solution would have looked like in those years: to be able to link it to a known historical figure.

From the perspective of a book-seller, that was of course a good strategy.
However, in this particular case, Voynich was personally convinced that it was from Bacon, and it was not just a strategy. It led to comments between Nill and ELV, after his death, where they were wondering: 'How could he be so sure'. Unfortunately I could not find that quote again. It should be somewhere on Rich's blog.