The Modern Forgery Hypothesis

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When you wrote this, I and others were explaining that, in fact, he had ample access to hundreds of thousands of books, many of them his very own. But I see you actually do agree with this level of access now, with, "It is not disputed that Voynich was an antiquarian, that is, a dealer in old, rare books and manuscripts."

Well... The problem with the claim that Voynich was an antiquarian is that it doesn’t prove anything.

Yes, he had access to the books and yes, he could theoretically take them to make a forgery, but... All major antique dealers fit this definition. There is no connection between "an antique dealer" and a "fraudster".

It’s the same as saying, “Someone littered on the street. John always goes out on the street, so he could well have littered.” But besides John, everyone walks on the street.

So, in my opinion, this is not a sufficient argument.