26-06-2025, 04:10 PM
Some random thoughts:
The Rongorongo script was used in a small community and apparently served its purpose well enough until external factors made it obsolete. Now we can't read it (yet).
I'd be very interested to see an estimate of what percentage of 15th century manuscripts have survived until today. And how many survive that were written in scripts or languages that were only in use in small communities.
The VMS seems to have been designed to be used. It's a portable size and shows signs of use, though we can't be sure if the stains and damage were done by somebody using it or when it was in storage or on bookshelves in subsequent centuries. It's a realistic possibility that its original owner/s, at least, had a real use for it.
The Rongorongo script was used in a small community and apparently served its purpose well enough until external factors made it obsolete. Now we can't read it (yet).
I'd be very interested to see an estimate of what percentage of 15th century manuscripts have survived until today. And how many survive that were written in scripts or languages that were only in use in small communities.
The VMS seems to have been designed to be used. It's a portable size and shows signs of use, though we can't be sure if the stains and damage were done by somebody using it or when it was in storage or on bookshelves in subsequent centuries. It's a realistic possibility that its original owner/s, at least, had a real use for it.