23-03-2021, 04:27 PM
Dear Wladimir,
unfortunately, I do not understand the question. What are the "shims inside the quire"?
The things that we can be sure of are:
- the cover was added by the Roman Jesuits in the 18th or 19th century, replacing an earlier cover of wood covered by leather.
- the new cover had paper pastedowns, and inside there was filling material (other paper, parchment or cardboard)
- the pastedowns were removed by Voynich in order to check what he could find inside
unfortunately, I do not understand the question. What are the "shims inside the quire"?
The things that we can be sure of are:
- the cover was added by the Roman Jesuits in the 18th or 19th century, replacing an earlier cover of wood covered by leather.
- the new cover had paper pastedowns, and inside there was filling material (other paper, parchment or cardboard)
- the pastedowns were removed by Voynich in order to check what he could find inside