As mentioned, when examining the plot distribution in the “balneological section,” it becomes apparent that many lines have high group numbers and are often green (exact match) or at least yellow (half match). This is a clear sign of a strong pattern. It means that many lines of text there are structured very similarly. They often begin and end the same and differ only slightly in the middle. This does not happen by chance, but indicates fixed text modules or recurring phrases. The entire section then probably belongs together thematically or functionally. In short: the script has recognized a clearly structured text block here. So if you are looking for lines that are structured as a functional unit, you are most likely to find them in Quire 13.
Here is a brief note on the “auto-copy theory”:
According to this theory, one would expect similarity patterns to be distributed relatively evenly throughout the entire manuscript, since the text is supposed to have been generated by a self-copying mechanism. A strong, clearly defined accumulation of such patterns in only one specific section of text does not fit well with this theory. It suggests locally effective rules rather than a global generation mechanism. If “auto-copy” were the dominant process, a comparable degree of similarity would also have to be evident in other parts of the manuscript.
Here is a brief note on the “auto-copy theory”:
According to this theory, one would expect similarity patterns to be distributed relatively evenly throughout the entire manuscript, since the text is supposed to have been generated by a self-copying mechanism. A strong, clearly defined accumulation of such patterns in only one specific section of text does not fit well with this theory. It suggests locally effective rules rather than a global generation mechanism. If “auto-copy” were the dominant process, a comparable degree of similarity would also have to be evident in other parts of the manuscript.
