What are labels?

[Mark Knowles]

Given that the VMS is in itself a work which is by no means commonplace, I would shun conclusions derived from commonplaсe analogies.

I tend agree with this point as the fact that in some ways the Voynich stands alone makes comparison difficult. Though in truth it is the text itself that stands out more than any other aspect of the manuscript, so in other respects comparison is more meaningful. Whether one considers the function of labels a "text" issue or not is debatable.