Monas Hieroglyphica f1r MS-408 Key FOUND!!!

[stellar]

Hi stellar,

This is good work and I commend you for continuing to try hard.

In this typeface, the [f]-looking symbol is actually an ʃ which represents the letter s (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.). Also I think you may have divided some parts of words which would naturally be together (simplicissimaque and existentium are both one word in Latin), and joined some words which would actually be separate (fuit is separate). Here is what the Latin line is:

per lineam rectam circulumque, prima simplicissimaque (space) fuit rerum, tum, non existentiu(m), tum ...

(For comparison here is your line):

per lineam rectum circulumque, prima sim- pliciffimaquefuit rerum, tum, non exiften-

I admit my Latin is poor, but I'm not done with scoping out this document by John Dee

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Here is what the Latin line is:

per lineam rectam circulumque, prima simplicissimaque (space) fuit rerum, tum, non existentiu(m), tum ...

(For comparison here is your line):

per lineam rectum circulumque, prima sim- pliciffimaquefuit rerum, tum, non exiften-

My Latin is rudimentary (so Latin scholars DO correct anything I got wrong) but I'm agreement with Thomas on most points.

Here's what I get as a transcription:

Per Lineam rectam, Circulum[ ]que, Prima, Simplicissi[ ]maque fuit Rerum, tum, non existentiu[m], tum in Naturae latentium Involucris, in Lucem Productio, representatio[ ]que.

I'm taking some hits to my reputation for trying to decode the Voynich Manuscript funny.  I'm still not done with this document!