27-03-2026, 08:42 PM
(27-03-2026, 08:09 PM)Jorge_Stolfi wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Sorry, I must have missed this point, but why not after 194x? Say, after the D'Imperio book came out and the VMS became famous among the general public (rather than just among a few bibliophiles and codebreakers)?
Right, why not from D'Imperio on?
I have set this rather arbitrarily into somehow the 1940ies due to 2 reasons:
O'Neill and Friedman appeared on the scene, I wouldn't count them to an "inner circle" or relatives of W. Voynich anymore. At least Friedman and his team gave a different spin to it.
And after WW2 the availability of chemical glues increased, while "natural" compounds began to retreat.
(27-03-2026, 08:09 PM)Jorge_Stolfi wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I agree that it must have been without bad intentions. The beautification of the plant and the little care put on the text would have prevented it from passing as an antique thing. I still think it was an "art" project by a fan, for self enjoyment.
All the best, --stolfi
Yes, maybe there was surely some innocence and enthusiasm in the beginning of VMS 'research', so I prefer the good-will variant here. This copy even could have been produced upon a good facsimile of VMS -- no need to see the original for that. Could also explain some improvements/shifts of drawing and colouring.