Re: VMS -- Botany, A Daunting Quest

["Dana F. Scott" <dfscott@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Don,
   Thank you for your comments. As I recall, Huntington may be working on
making available access to certain of their documents via the internet. I have
visited the Hungtington Library museum which I enjoyed very much; however, I
realize that I would be completely shielded from getting anywhere near the
manuscripts. I'll focus on what is available in the San Francisco Bay area for
starters.

Regards,
Dana Scott

djl wrote:

> I visited the Huntingon library once, actually got one rank past the front
> desk. I cannot ever remember having been so rudely treated, as if a PhD in
> a scientific field was obviously not worth spit.   Don't even think about
> looking at any of their volumes!  Lovely incunabula and later books on
> display, though.
> Don
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> On Monday, April 02, 2001 7:49 AM, Dana F. Scott [SMTP:dfscott@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> wrote:
> > Hello Adam,
> >    I may be able to gain access to Stanford and/or Berkeley libraries.
> The
> > Huntington library is to far away and requires academic credentials. I
> > agree with you completely on the current limitations of the interenet for
> > this type of analysis.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Dana Scott
> >
> > Adam McLean wrote:
> >
> > > Dana F. Scott wrote :
> > > >Those of you who may have access
> > > >to these herbals and a botanical/ herbal inclination may be interested
> > > >in pursuing your recommendation. I would certainly be delighted to be
> > > >able to study the historical manuscripts. Unfortunately, I am working
> > > >under serious limitations here.
> > >
> > > Dana,
> > >
> > > Do you not have access to a good University library ?
> > >
> > > Do try and find a University library near you that you can visit
> > > and see facsimiles of the early herbals.
> > >
> > > Your intense research using the internet reveals the limitations
> > > of the internet for undertaking research into source material.
> > > In the scholarly world (particularly in the domain of humanities,
> > > history, etc) the main sources for information are books not
> > > web sites.This may change in future but for now  we have
> > > to rely on printed  books. Web sites are often useful in locating
> > > something which one otherwise would not have found, but
> > > books are the main sources for research.
> > >
> > > I, and I suspect many of the members of this group, would
> > > welcome your insights into the parallels between the Voynich
> > > herbal section and the various ancient herbals.
> > >
> > > If you wish please write me off the group and I will try to assist
> > > you by suggesting ways in which you might get access to
> > > facsimilies of these herbals.
> > >
> > > Best wishes,
> > >
> > > Adam McLean
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