29-12-2024, 12:01 PM
There really are not many people who can reliably estimate the age of an old manuscript just by looking at it. Also in this respect the Voynich MS has seen its fair share of unqualified opinions.
Just as a fun (or not
) exercise: Toresella obviously was very familiar with old herbal manuscripts when he personally studied the Voynich MS. He said it is definitely authentic, and it dates from around 1450-1460.
Should that date be considered wrong? (Now that we have 1404-1438 with 95% probability?)
Just as a fun (or not
) exercise: Toresella obviously was very familiar with old herbal manuscripts when he personally studied the Voynich MS. He said it is definitely authentic, and it dates from around 1450-1460.Should that date be considered wrong? (Now that we have 1404-1438 with 95% probability?)