23-08-2023, 12:27 AM
I find this very interesting and potentially relevant, but I can't contribute much myself since I have not yet studied humanistic script in any detail. I really only know about it because it is sometimes mentioned in relation to voynichese script.
I have been studying gothic cursiva lately, and I have noticed that it "feels" different from Voynichese. The roundness and spacing is certainly part of it.
I agree that the blending of connected and disconnected letters is interesting, and it should probably be studied in more detail. Initially, Voynichese felt to me like "chopped up cursive", like it wants to be cursive but doesn't always connect. But might be the opposite, that it is a disconnected script with certain options for connecting.
Well, I simply don't understand enough of it yet to provide any useful comments, though some others here might be able to. I do feel like getting to the bottom of these script design and influence questions could be essential in figuring out what Voynichese is.
I have been studying gothic cursiva lately, and I have noticed that it "feels" different from Voynichese. The roundness and spacing is certainly part of it.
I agree that the blending of connected and disconnected letters is interesting, and it should probably be studied in more detail. Initially, Voynichese felt to me like "chopped up cursive", like it wants to be cursive but doesn't always connect. But might be the opposite, that it is a disconnected script with certain options for connecting.
Well, I simply don't understand enough of it yet to provide any useful comments, though some others here might be able to. I do feel like getting to the bottom of these script design and influence questions could be essential in figuring out what Voynichese is.