The 'Chinese' Theory: For and Against

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For the other two, "badly copied upside-down Chinese characters" seems to be the theory that best fits the visible details and has a plausible story.

From all these years I have followed the Voynich scene, I recall only one other explanation that made some sense.  It said that the page contains a dedication to a royal couple, and the two big glyphs on the left side were sideways letters "K" and "Kn", abbreviations of "König" and "Königin".  But that explanation has several problems.  Why were the letters written sideways?  Why were the titles of the monarchs highlighted in bright red, rather than their names?  (In fact, where would their names be?)  Why are the shape and calligraphy of those letters so unlike those in use at the time?  Why is the "n" (if that is indeed an "n") centered on the midline of the "K", rather than sitting on the baseline?  

JKP's work You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. showing possibly similar characters.  And one of our discussion threads You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.  

Not saying these are right but they do not require to be turned sideways. Or upside down either.