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All right guys, this thread is descending in tone. Let's stay on topic.
What I will say is that, Giuseppe, you don't need CAD programmes or 1200 DPI scans to prove your theory. As it has been pointed out before, to prove it you only have to use 15th century technology - ie, pen on paper.
If you can't prove it, then it probably isn't there I'm afraid. A good idea, but a dead end. Let's move on and work together to develop the next idea.
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The only thing that the microscopic views show is how the text has been written on the parchment surface using pen strokes.
The attempts to ridicule and offend the staff in the Beinecke library only have the effect that they have every right to completely ignore you.
You don't seem to care that your actions risk to put the entire 'Voynich amateur community' in a bad light.
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Seems to have been a weekend for people flouncing off in a huff. Must be the change in the seasons or something!
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That's just what happens when you put more pressure on the pen so the two halves of the nib open up (or "the tines splay" if you want technical names).
But these examples are actually very interesting. You can see it well in the bottom one. The scribe originally drew his loop too small, making the glyph look weird. He then drew a wider one over it and turned both legs into one as a correction. He drew the thick line by putting extra pressure on the pen, a basic scribing technique.