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[ReneZ]

Rich is mixing up the holes that can be seen in the paper lining of the spine, and the holes in the first and last folios of the MS.

This (taken from Rich's post):

"The Yale essay then describes random holes, that do not seem 'indicate a different arrangement of folios', but 'may have been stabbed by mistake while setting up the text for sewing; others may be merely evidence of insect damage'.

refers to the holes in the paper lining of the spine, which can be clearly seen in the thread of Wladimir, and of course here:

The insect holes of interest are those on the first and last folios in the MS, and they line up from one folio to the next.

Another MS on parchment that was bought by Voynich at the same time and from the same collection as the Voynich MS is a Boccaccio MS now in the library of the University of Chicago. Its details can be found in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., entry J14.
A digital scan of the MS is here:  You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
It has the same type of wormholes on the first and last folios.

There is nothing suspicious about them.