LisaFaginDavis > 24-12-2021, 09:23 PM
Mark Knowles > 24-12-2021, 10:16 PM
(24-12-2021, 09:23 PM)LisaFaginDavis Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Someone would have to sample every millimeter of every page, including the edges and the interior of the spine, the sewing stations, the sewing threads, the binding, etc.Why would that be necessary? I don't understand that.
(24-12-2021, 09:23 PM)LisaFaginDavis Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Even when the sample-gathering is minimally destructive, it is still destructive, especially if portions with ink and pigment are going to be sampled. It is simply unimaginable that those entrusted with the care and preservation of this object would allow it. The manuscript is very, very fragile, especially the fold-outs and the Rose, which can no longer be safely opened without risk of tearing. The potential for actionable results is much too remote to risk damaging the manuscript.
Mark Knowles > 24-12-2021, 10:24 PM
LisaFaginDavis > 24-12-2021, 10:53 PM
Linda > 25-12-2021, 06:11 AM
Koen G > 25-12-2021, 10:27 AM
Mark Knowles > 25-12-2021, 11:30 AM
(25-12-2021, 10:27 AM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The more I think about it, the more I realise the human DNA testing is absolutely ridiculous.
(25-12-2021, 10:27 AM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Say a random piece of parchment comes off and is tested. Do you really think the VM maker left their DNA over every millimeter of the MS like a slimy film? They didn't even touch every part of it, let alone leave behind genetic material.
(25-12-2021, 10:27 AM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.For all we know, a thousand people have touched the MS since its creation.
(25-12-2021, 10:27 AM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.So let's say some DNA comes up, and some of it is Italian. The Italian DNA is fom a random worker who touched it before the sale to Wilfrid Voynich. People go crazy: Italian DNA found on the VM. Further investigation is done, and all kinds of things are now suggested about the identity of the author.
(25-12-2021, 10:27 AM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Testing the VM for human DNA is not only naive and useless; it would be detrimental to the study.
(25-12-2021, 10:27 AM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Testing the animal DNA of the parchment for matches against a database is much more useful, even if that database is still under construction. As soon as the VM's animal DNA is known, it can be compared to any future entries.
bi3mw > 25-12-2021, 11:52 AM
(25-12-2021, 10:27 AM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Testing the animal DNA of the parchment for matches against a database is much more useful, even if that database is still under construction. As soon as the VM's animal DNA is known, it can be compared to any future entries.
Aga Tentakulus > 25-12-2021, 12:19 PM
LisaFaginDavis > 25-12-2021, 02:57 PM