- Does the text contain any meaning? Yes, at least i hope so. It seems that way to me.
- Has the text been purposefully enciphered to conceal its meaning? Yes. For personal use, i think, and not for competitors' eyes, so hidden in plain sight.
- Do the images match the text? Yes, i would expect so.
- Are the plants meant to refer to real plants? Yes, but hiding behind mnemonic representations and or unknown plants drawn from descriptions perhaps.
- Is the majority of the plants exotic from a European perspective (Asian, African, American...)? No although i suppose my answer could also be yes in that i think they represent a wide region and therefore not all would occur in any one place. Depends on what you nmean by European perspective. It seems like several come from bare root propagation, which to me denotes travel of said root. But it could be that it is all from Europe.
- Have the images been made ambiguous or otherwise strange to conceal their true meaning? Yes. I think quire 13 is a mnemonic portolan chart but even when suggested as such, people cannot seem to see the possibiilty so i am either wrong or able to see through the strangeness.
- Is alchemy an important part of the manuscript? No
- Is astronomy and/or astrology an important part of the MS? Yes, in terms of time and navigation.
- Is medicine an important part of the MS? No, although in terms of plant usage i might expect some medical related info.
- Is the MS the creative product of one mind, i.e. an author? (Taking into account the possibility that one or more scribes helped to fashion the physical manuscript). Yes
- Is the MS authored by a known historical figure? No. I had thought possibly a geographer but then they would just make a copy the regular way, seems like maybe someone who had access though.
- Will we ever be able to read the MS? Yes
- Will there be any breakthrough in Voynich studies in 2020? Yes, i hope so.
- Is the MS any kind of hoax? No
- Have (part of) your views about the MS changed notably over the last few years? No, not really as far as i can recall.
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