The 'Chinese' Theory: For and Against

[Yavernoxia]

I’m sure that if one randomly chooses another medieval manuscript whose text is composed of many lists and short paragraphs, one can find statistical properties similar to those proposed by Stolfi, especially if one allows manipulation of spacing, the distribution of suffixes and prefixes, and similar features. For example, the Speculum historiale section of the Speculum Maius by Vincent de Beauvais may be a good candidate.

Well, okay, let's check.  Do you have a link to that book?  (I suppose that there is no digital transcription of  it, right?)

All the best, --stolfi

I'm not sure if a digital transcription exists, but you can find the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. It was just an example though, there are countless medieval books with short entries about recipes, the zodiac, astrology, etc...