29-04-2021, 02:45 AM
I understand that many professional scholars of medieval manuscripts, like many experienced researchers on this forum, find evidence in the style of the Voynich script itself that they believe points to a Central European origin. Anton has also made the point in this thread about the German text found in the ms that likely dates back to the time of its original composition.
Thus, I realize that it is understandable that such experienced scholars and researchers may be skeptical about a theory of the Voynich manuscript's possible English origin on this basis alone. Taking this criticism seriously, I have researched the issue with regard to my own hypothesis, and I can at least offer the following possible explanation that might possibly -- just possibly, not necessarily of course -- reconcile the Central European origin of the script with the "Yorkist" English origin of its inventor and author:
The biographical information about Edward, 2nd Duke of York, already my favourite candidate to be the inventor and designer of the Voynich ms script and cipher, as I have presented in multiple posts earlier in this thread, contains the following interesting episode:
"In the late 1390s, Edward was sent on embassies to France and to the Count Palatine". (See the second paragraph of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. for this information.) My understanding is that in this time period, "the Count Palatine" would be understood to mean either the Rhenish or Lower Palatinate, with its capital at Heidelberg, or the Upper Palatinate in northern Bavaria. (See You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. for a brief description of the two historic Palatinates and their locations.)
Here it is possible that such a talented linguistic and literary figure, the future translator of The Master of Game from French into English, could well have learned Central European styles of scripts.
Of course this is not yet positive evidence of any kind, but at least it shows how it would have been possible for a Yorkist Englishman to learn a Central European style of script and possibly incorporate it into an enigmatic script and cipher that he invented.
Geoffrey
Thus, I realize that it is understandable that such experienced scholars and researchers may be skeptical about a theory of the Voynich manuscript's possible English origin on this basis alone. Taking this criticism seriously, I have researched the issue with regard to my own hypothesis, and I can at least offer the following possible explanation that might possibly -- just possibly, not necessarily of course -- reconcile the Central European origin of the script with the "Yorkist" English origin of its inventor and author:
The biographical information about Edward, 2nd Duke of York, already my favourite candidate to be the inventor and designer of the Voynich ms script and cipher, as I have presented in multiple posts earlier in this thread, contains the following interesting episode:
"In the late 1390s, Edward was sent on embassies to France and to the Count Palatine". (See the second paragraph of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. for this information.) My understanding is that in this time period, "the Count Palatine" would be understood to mean either the Rhenish or Lower Palatinate, with its capital at Heidelberg, or the Upper Palatinate in northern Bavaria. (See You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. for a brief description of the two historic Palatinates and their locations.)
Here it is possible that such a talented linguistic and literary figure, the future translator of The Master of Game from French into English, could well have learned Central European styles of scripts.
Of course this is not yet positive evidence of any kind, but at least it shows how it would have been possible for a Yorkist Englishman to learn a Central European style of script and possibly incorporate it into an enigmatic script and cipher that he invented.
Geoffrey