16-01-2021, 11:10 PM
My thoughts on this are pretty much aligned with davidjackson's first paragraph:
Important to whom?
Yes there are major, famous events, the best known have been listed above.
But that does not necessarily mean that other, lesser known events may have been more relevant, pressing, or consequential to the specific group that made the Voynich manuscript. How could we know what was important to them when we don't know who they are?
Another thing we don't know is whether the Voynich might be a version of older material. For all we know, it may be an adaptation of something originally created say in the 13th century or some other time.
So while the C14 provides an end date for such a timeline, the start date is uncertain.
Important to whom?
Yes there are major, famous events, the best known have been listed above.
But that does not necessarily mean that other, lesser known events may have been more relevant, pressing, or consequential to the specific group that made the Voynich manuscript. How could we know what was important to them when we don't know who they are?
Another thing we don't know is whether the Voynich might be a version of older material. For all we know, it may be an adaptation of something originally created say in the 13th century or some other time.
So while the C14 provides an end date for such a timeline, the start date is uncertain.