Are Eastern and/or Central Europe a relatively blind spot?

[ReneZ]

I especially wonder about your opinion on this matter too, Rene.

I really can't claim any knowledge about the signs that would point to the geographical origin of the MS.

When people write "German" this includes much of Central Europe, e.g. Bohemia and Silezia, which are nowadays considered Eastern Europe.

I prefer to go by the opinions of the people who have such knowledge, and for many years I have seen indications pointing both to Northern Italy and to Central Europe. I don't think that these are mutually exclusive.

It is true that there is a great treasure of manuscripts preserved in (nowadays) Eastern Europe, e.g. in Krakau, Budapest and St.Petersburg, that are not digitised. Many of these originate from more Western regions.

I do think that it is safe to assume that the Voynich MS originates from the general Northern Italian / Central European area. This includes areas that are now in Switzerland or the Czech Republic.