21-04-2023, 05:50 PM
A similar line of discussion; what happens if the VMs author was too smart for their own good, as they say. They created a one-way 'methodology' - that is too complex to be reversed, without prior knowledge of the method. And not necessarily complex in the sense that is sophisticated and advanced, but rather that it is idiosyncratic.
Sophisticated and advanced can involve tricky mental manipulations. Idiosyncratic can include physical alterations, breaking a smaller text apart and distributing it within a larger manuscript. And then leaving clues as to how the hidden text can be reconstructed. But can the clues be recognized? The artist has demonstrated a sophisticated trickery based on social memes relevant to the C-14 dates, including heraldic canting, in the illustrations. Does this extend to the linguistic parts as well? Do Stolfi's markers have significance? They are either part of an intentional structure or they are useless. From the artistic side, they are clearly verified by historical and religious indicators despite their 'VMs style'.
Sophisticated and advanced can involve tricky mental manipulations. Idiosyncratic can include physical alterations, breaking a smaller text apart and distributing it within a larger manuscript. And then leaving clues as to how the hidden text can be reconstructed. But can the clues be recognized? The artist has demonstrated a sophisticated trickery based on social memes relevant to the C-14 dates, including heraldic canting, in the illustrations. Does this extend to the linguistic parts as well? Do Stolfi's markers have significance? They are either part of an intentional structure or they are useless. From the artistic side, they are clearly verified by historical and religious indicators despite their 'VMs style'.