In your opinion, did the writing of the VM start closer to 1412 or closer to 1440?

[Koen G]

Diebold Lauber keeps coming up here, but I fail to see how the crude scribblings in the Voynich MS can have anything to do with such a professional setup and artistic workshop.

Part of this might be my fault, due to my research about the lobster's tail legs and the Gemini pose. There is little doubt that these are somehow connected to Lauber. But I have always advocated a more nuanced approach, which is that the VM images and Lauber's are part of the same family tree as it were. I see no reason for closer Lauber involvement.

There was also an Alsatian workshop that predated Lauber but uses the same style and images to a large degree. Much less is known about it, and there is no historical figure attached to it so it's harder to talk about it.