Would a NEW Voynich Manuscript be valuable?

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Were there even collectors, as we understand it today, in the 1400s?

These were mainly found among the upper classes. The Bibliotheca Corviniana, for example, is a world-famous book collection belonging to the Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus (1443–1490). It was one of the largest and most valuable libraries of its time. Clergymen also collected books for monastery libraries within the limits of their means, in some cases over centuries (e.g., the Vatican Library and the Abbey Library of St. Gallen). Unfortunately, however, the VMS is an “ugly duckling” and not a magnificent volume, even for contemporaries. It was therefore more of a niche market item and not something for an avid book collector who valued high quality.