[Article] The Voynich Manuscript, Dr Johannes Hartlieb and the Encipherment of Women’s Secrets

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but the last is attributed to Jordan Tömlinger

Oh, I see ....

( Translated from German into English )

Cgm 732 occupies a prominent position not only because of its age. While in the two other manuscripts the name "ich Doctor Hartlieb" is found in various places, which nowhere explicitly refers to the authorship of the translation, but suggests this understanding in context, Cgm 732 always reads "ich Jordan Tömlinger" instead. FISCHER believes that this difference can be explained by the fact that Tömlinger was the scribe of the manuscript, "who put his own name wherever Hartlieb's name should have been written"; but that Tömlinger was only a copyist who "distorted" the manuscript with his own name is again explained by Hartlieb's authorship. FISCHER is clearly engaging in circular reasoning here, in which he tacitly uses the evidence that Hartlieb was the author and Tömlinger the scribe as the premise of his argument. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. Fürbeth, Frank, Jordan Tömlinger statt Johannes Hartlieb: Ein Nachtrag zum Verfasserlexikon ?, Zeitschrift für deutsches Altertum und deutsche Literatur, Publisher S. Hirzel, 115. Bd., H. 4 (4th Quarter, 1986), page 285