R. Sale > 16-08-2016, 11:32 PM
In the lion thread, Koen said:
"The problem is of course that the Voynich MS is unusual.
I have seen several different arguments related to that:
- It is unusual, so it is probably a modern fake
- It is unusual, so it isn't European
- It is unusual, so its author probably was unusual (i.e. mentally abnormal in some way)."
I'd like to add another possibility.
- It is unusual, so it is a puzzle. Not just something mystifying and confusing, but a riddle to be solved.
Evidence:
The radial illusion that alters the interpretation of heraldic orientation in VMs You are not allowed to view links.
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The three page construction of the papelonny pun.
The unique placement of objects in the White Aries illustration to create objective, positional confirmations.
The unique connections to historical church tradition.
It's all in the VMs. As a matter of fact, much of it is in there twice. It's paired. It's part of the pairing paradigm. It's intentional because it's not shown twice by accident. It's a pair of questions. What is your response to the VMs presentation of the Genoese Gambit? Do you know the tradition of the cardinal's red galero?
The combined use of heraldic canting and intentional positioning of specific images reveals a level of sophistication on the author's part that many investigator's are yet to fully realize, myself included.