Character entropy of Voynichese

[Anton]

This is a very interesting statement. I'm not certain if it is true but the possibility is intriguing.

The problem is whether a positive result will be achieved But anyway the straightforward check is to make the calculation and see what comes of that.

I know Rene has spoken in the past about how different inputs have changed the entropy measurements of the Voynich text, though even the 'best' was still outlying to natural languages.

Yes, and I believe there even are comparisons there on voynich.nu... I'm not sure that the checks that I propose were made though. And, once again, it matters what we compare with. If we assume that the VMS is not a Hamlet or a Bible, then comparisons with the Hamlet or the Bible are not decisive.

In any case, to make it clear, I don't believe that by manipulation of the alphabet we may come to a simple substitution cipher - other circumstances, such as weird "grammar", prohibit that possibility.