The Modern Forgery Hypothesis

[eggyk]

As for the size, I looked through all my own notes... what I was sent about it, and also all my copied emails between all the interested parties. I'm sorry, I could find nothing about the original size of the Fabrini Folio. And his website on the folio is now gone 404.

Thanks for having a look! I also ran into many links that had 404'd. Salani did make a video where the page is in frame; perhaps I could work out its size by looking calculating against the other objects in the picture 

OK so clearly that is quite different than what was quoted by the good Mr. Battler, "18th through 19th centuries". I am sure, Battler, you are quoting some source accurately... I think you were referring to Mr. Fabrini's own posts.

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But first of all, I spent more time looking at my files on this page, and it turns out that, back sometime before 2017 I was sent the actual ink report which Battler refers to, and all the graphs showing all the elements found in the ink! But the thing is, back then I was asked not to share those publicly, and so I don't want to take a chance in doing so, even now, almost ten years later, without permission. However, since it is apparent that Mr. Fabrini has already shared the results of that report, I think it would be fine for me to do so, too. The tests were run in 2013, by a Mr. Bensi. Here is are his conclusions, translated by me, using Google Translate:

Salani also posted the ink results on the forum, with the graphs and everything: 
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If anyone wants the original picture of the copy:

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It certainly seems that the colouring was done after voynich unveiled the manuscript. Salani does say: 

that the ink used for the text and the shape of the plant is camping ink with iron added to stabilize the color and the oxidation of that ink is completly natural and is, at least,100 years old.

If that's correct -we only have his word on this- it would push youngest dating of the black ink to just before the unveiling. I suppose there's not really any way of checking.