The Modern Forgery Hypothesis

[Jorge_Stolfi]

He does not seem to have added a new sheet on the Voynich MS. The J1022 is written on top of the torn bit, and also Anne Nill and Kraus wrote on the inside cover.

Yes for the "J102?" (what would that number mean?).  On You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. it seems to have been written on a sheet of paper (P0) that originally spanned the whole height of the cover, minus a couple of mm at top and bottom.  At some point, this P0 sheet was shaved off with a sharp blade, leaving only ~15 mm on each side.  These remnants are glued to the top and bottom folded-over edges of the (former?) vellum lining (V) of the outside front cover, "f0r", which are ~20 mm wide.

I was referring to the sheet (P1) with the pencil writing "/ Bsa?e" and "De Ricci Census..." and the two "ketchup seal" stains.

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The "ketchup seal" stains are on P1.  If P0 indeed was removed by Wilfrid after he got the book,  those stains cannot tell whether Marci's letter was attached to the book before the sale.  

Besides, the line between the stains is tilted ~10 degrees from vertical.  The distance between their centers seems to be almost exactly 80 mm.  Is that compatible with the positions of the seals on the letter?

All the best, --stolfi