[Conference] Voynich Zoom CFP

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After conducting Carbon-14, collagen, MSI, and XRF testing, it is EXTREMELY unlikely that the Beinecke Library will do any additional tests. They have millions of other objects that need attention, testing, and conservation, and they are unlikely to expend more resources on the VMS anytime soon, not to mention putting it at risk by additional handling. The manuscript is very, very fragile.

I was under the impression that the samples were removed from the page, so I suppose I was hoping that those samples were maybe stored somewhere.

Or hoping that XRD was done for that specific sample at the time 

The samples were turned over, by McCrone, to Andreas Sulzer and Klaus Steindel, (sp?), the producers of the 2009/2010 ORF documentary. They paid for these and the radiocarbon tests, so they were given the samples.

I think Mr. Barabe expressed an interest in recovering these for re-testing. However, I think it could be possible... given the number of unanswered questions, some of which have arisen since 2009... partly as a result of these very tests, in fact... that the Beinecke could be convinced of the tremendous value of new tests of various other areas, and with additional methods.

Also, various new methods of testing have been improved in the last 17 years which are even less destructive, and completely non-destructive. I think there are many reasons that anyone truly interested in knowing what the Voynich is, how old it is, and where it may have come from... all questions still unanswered... would be very interested in further testing. I know many who are, and not least among them is Barabe himself.

Rich