[Blog Post] Scribes of the Voynich Manuscript

[Emma May Smith]

But what if the rules can change? 

I always found it puzzling that "qo" is rarely used in Currier A, but far more frequently in Currier B. Maybe such observations indicate that local rule changes are in place. Therefore I wouldn't dismiss "qe" as aberration just because it rarely occurs.

While words beginning [qo] are less common in Currier A than Currier B, they are overall still common. Some pages do, however, seem devoid of [qo] words, and others have distinct patterning. Maybe broken down by scribe [qo] usage would be revealing.