Does the VMs language make sense? There are two possibilities. Why not use both of them??
If there is a clear tendency to secrecy and disguise and to deception, why not use both? Irrelevant and nonsense texts appear frequently, and the sensible and significant parts have been hidden away. A set of circular text segments have been marked with Stolfi's markers. And within this set there are makers of varying complexity, each with its own text segment. The selection of specific segments can be further determined by other factors (heraldry, religion etc.)
The circular text around the wreath of VMs f86v4 is problematic because of the secondary 'line of separation' noted at one o'clock. Is the gap an indicator of division or something to be ignored? The most frequent vord in this text is EVA 'otedy'. Whatever this vord represents, it is clearly the thing most in need of repetition.
If a translation of the VMs is proposed, what text would be more important than a random choice? The markers are built into the structure. That is not the question. Are they meaningful? That is the question. And to answer is to respond to the Genoese Gambit, the historical heraldic combination of red hats and blue stripes on VMs f71r.
Consider the conjunction of marker and tub pattern to be an intentional indicator, connecter and promoter.
Proposed translations need to select specific segments of text and provide a "reasonable" interpretation.
If there is a clear tendency to secrecy and disguise and to deception, why not use both? Irrelevant and nonsense texts appear frequently, and the sensible and significant parts have been hidden away. A set of circular text segments have been marked with Stolfi's markers. And within this set there are makers of varying complexity, each with its own text segment. The selection of specific segments can be further determined by other factors (heraldry, religion etc.)
The circular text around the wreath of VMs f86v4 is problematic because of the secondary 'line of separation' noted at one o'clock. Is the gap an indicator of division or something to be ignored? The most frequent vord in this text is EVA 'otedy'. Whatever this vord represents, it is clearly the thing most in need of repetition.
If a translation of the VMs is proposed, what text would be more important than a random choice? The markers are built into the structure. That is not the question. Are they meaningful? That is the question. And to answer is to respond to the Genoese Gambit, the historical heraldic combination of red hats and blue stripes on VMs f71r.
Consider the conjunction of marker and tub pattern to be an intentional indicator, connecter and promoter.
Proposed translations need to select specific segments of text and provide a "reasonable" interpretation.