Origin of the Shield Shape in the Solar Folio of the f85-86 Foldout
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(30-04-2025, 09:39 AM)Dobri wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The system that unites visually similar features of not just one but several items (sideways flying 'm', 'V' and 'U', possibly 'G" and 'C', and an 'O' shaped shield) is the Beneventan script. 

The most striking feature is the suprascript of said 'm'  which is unique to the Beneventan script.

As far as I can tell, this is not 'm', this is a different shape. The examples of Beneventan 'm', those that I've seen in this thread so far, are a clear 3-like shape with two curves meeting at a point, mimicking the shape of the normal upright 'm'. In the Voynich MS this is a single wavy line, with a clear outline of two ink paths, a big and smooth one, so this is not a slip of pen.

(30-04-2025, 09:39 AM)Dobri wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The breakthrough here is the realization that the red embellishments in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. are actually readable Latin letters.

One could continue doubt it to a certain extent. However, there is now a new line of investigation that has never been considered before.

Even if your interpretation (edit: of the shapes) turns out correct, I don't see how this is different from attempting to read a as a, o as o, q as q, etc. There have been many attempts of interpreting various Voynichese symbols as Latin letters.
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RE: Origin of the Shield Shape in the Solar Folio of the f85-86 Foldout - by oshfdk - 30-04-2025, 10:15 AM

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