The Modern Forgery Hypothesis

[Koen G]

Nice find! I ran the whole section about Baresch through Gemini, it adds a bit about his life:

For when, 40 years ago, I entered into friendship with Mr. Georgius Barschius, a man most skilled in chemical matters, about which we had conversations; I began to sharply oppose those things which were then told to me by him as new and less consistent with my philosophy. But he, being more versed in the works of nature than in sophistries of that kind, replied that I would feel differently once experience of these things was added. He was thereafter a "faithful Achates" [a loyal friend] for just as many years, a man of upright life, which he led as a bachelor until his 70th year; and dying, he left me as the heir to his collections and his chemical library.

Edit: as usual in Voynich research, this is "old news" and Rene already has the reference: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.