02-02-2026, 12:40 PM
It feels like Voynich Manuscript pages were once a bit higher and at some moment were trimmed at the bottom:
It seems to me that it is not a single page case but it rather occured on many (if not all) pages.
There is probably some old discussion about it
but I am curious to hear current views.
- do you agree that it was trimmed at the bottom?
- when could it happen?
- why was it done?
For me it seems that:
- it was cut before binding as quire numbers aren't cut and are aligned to the new bottom
- it was done in a very rough way, the edges are "wavy" and irregular like it was done by some drunken butcher in one swift move of his butcher knife
- I have no idea why it was done
- I also don't know if such things were commonly done to other manuscripts
Any opinions?
It seems to me that it is not a single page case but it rather occured on many (if not all) pages.
There is probably some old discussion about it
but I am curious to hear current views.- do you agree that it was trimmed at the bottom?
- when could it happen?
- why was it done?
For me it seems that:
- it was cut before binding as quire numbers aren't cut and are aligned to the new bottom
- it was done in a very rough way, the edges are "wavy" and irregular like it was done by some drunken butcher in one swift move of his butcher knife
- I have no idea why it was done
- I also don't know if such things were commonly done to other manuscripts
Any opinions?