The Modern Forgery Hypothesis

[asteckley]

PS. However, let me say that I do not think it is likely that the VMS is a modern forgery, or even an ancient one.  But I believe that there is plenty of internal evidence that (1) the color paints are not original and were probably applied many decades or centuries after the manuscript left the Author, and (2) the text and drawings were extensively restored, retouched, and even incremented at various times in the last 600 years.

Come on, Jorge - that's pure speculation. Even if it does sound plausible

P.S. For the record, I have never myself gone to bat for any overall theory on the VMS. I just haven't seen evidence on any particular theory that rises to the level of "proof".