[Book] Coffee with a Codex: The Voynich Manuscript (Facsimile)

[Koen G]

I do think, based on the script, that the inscription on f. 116v was not written by one of the five scribes, which suggests it might not be original but is a slightly later addition, but your work does suggest that it was added in the first half of the century.

I understand that - it has a different feel than Voynichese, even the couple of words on the same page. Voynichese "a" is different from marginalia "a". But I would not entirely rule out the possibility that it was done by someone involved in the project.

I don't believe that the marginalia contain some key or grand statement about the text. But even if they are trivial, it may still be relevant to know whether the writer was likely involved in the manuscript's production or not. In all three folios (f17r, f66r, f116v), Voynichese characters are integrated. And even if You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. was just an idle thought, a charm, an unrelated line of poetry or a doodle, understanding more of it may still tell us something about the writer.

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