Re: Voynich research needs

[Mark Perakh <perakh@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

There was a ot of activity in that direction but lately the effort seems to have
waned. I don't know why, but maybe somebody on the list has an explanation.
Cheers, Mark Perakh

Jason Morningstar wrote:

> 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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