08-09-2016, 06:26 PM
I agree that the underlay plain text (if any) would not necessarily be of the "book-style"; indeed I have an impression that it is very probably a "Gold-Bug" (referring to E.A. Poe's story) or "telegram" style - omitting words that can be reasonably reconstructed after decipherment. In particular, this impression is based on the observation (best followed with the help of Job's visual tool) of high density of label occurrences in supposedly "descriptive" folios (such as herbal folios).
And, indeed, this circumstance needs to be taken into account when comparing stats with any literature narratives such as "Origin of the species" or the Bible.
Returning to paleography, however: even if the orthography (e.g. abbreviation principles) are not book-style-standardized, then would not we expect them to be consistent throughout the corpus nonetheless (at least within the same Currier language)?
And, indeed, this circumstance needs to be taken into account when comparing stats with any literature narratives such as "Origin of the species" or the Bible.
Returning to paleography, however: even if the orthography (e.g. abbreviation principles) are not book-style-standardized, then would not we expect them to be consistent throughout the corpus nonetheless (at least within the same Currier language)?