Ink/pen dynamics and the rhythms of writing

[MarcoP]

I think the bottom right example in post #21 (spu) is a good parallel. Finding parallels is not straightforward for several reasons, e.g.:

• ink in the Voynich manuscript is thinner (more water) than in most manuscripts;
  
• possibly, the original powder was coarser, which caused it to mix more poorly with the water;
  
• in the early XV century, vertical descenders were usually doubled in cursive scripts: to avoid lifting the pen, it was moved down and the up overlapping the downward stroke; the cursive samples in post #21 appear to show such doubled descenders (check all occurrences of p); but in the Voynich manuscript (marginalia included) vertical descenders were traced with a single downward stroke.
  
• the shapes of frequent Voynich characters are often rare in early XV century manuscripts. In particular, number 4 was usually written like EVA:l l (see second sample below).
  

Here are some details from You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (letters a-d are just for referencing individual samples).