Ugly Duckling

[Mark Knowles]

The Voynich MS was made in a time where paper was easily available and was being used regularly for manuscripts. It was cheaper than parchment, but it was not seen as a durable material.

The single fact that the Voynich MS was written on parchment can assure us that its maker(s) was/were serious about it and wanted it to last a long time.

Or maybe they were just sufficiently rich to be able to afford parchment.