Fakery?

[Koen G]

As much as I'd like the book to be authentic, I understand that if it were, there is nothing of real value to be learned from it.

People often say this, but I always wonder how the value is determined. What would make the contents of any previously unknown medieval work valuable to us? What would make the contents of the VM any less valuable?

What we are doing is obviously of less value to humanity than curing cancer. But compared to other research about 15th century history or literature or culture, what's the difference?