Re: Voynich research needs

[Jason Morningstar <mornj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Forgive me if this topic has been done to death, but I haven't seen any
discussion of Yale's policy re: the VMS.  Has anyone approached the
Beinecke with the aim of making a digital or photographic copy for
research?  What about physical analysis? 

--Jason

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Jason Morningstar
School of Information and Library Science
UNC Chapel Hill


On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, Adams Douglas wrote:

> Jason Morningstar wrote:
> > 
> > I hope this post sparks a general discussion of "work to be done", and I
> > would particularly value any opinion or advice on areas that would both
> > advance our understanding of the VMS and fall within the scope of a
> > semester- or year-long graduate project.  
> 
> I actually think the most important work to be done is some kind of
> forensic analysis of the VMs itself--especially non-invasive and
> non-destructive analysis such as examination under different frequencies of
> light.
> 
> As far as work to be done without actually going to Yale, there's so many
> things that can be done with the transcriptions we now have that were not
> available to previous researchers. Some of the other list members probably
> have more specific ideas on those lines.
> 
> It's best to first approach the manuscript in areas you feel most
> comfortable and confident in your abilities. I started by looking at the
> astronomical pages and seeing what could be gleaned from an
> archaeoastronomical perspective, since that's an ongoing interest of mine.
> I'm now getting more into the statistical properties of the text as I learn
> more about this aspect from other's work.
> 
> But welcome from lurker-land, and feel free to discuss your ideas.
> 
> -Adams
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