Re: VMS rotoscopes at the British Library...?

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

In addition to references in Jim Reed's Voynich Manuscript Bibliography, I have
included here possible references a Robert Steele who may have been the
individual that corresponded with Voynich. Possibly Robert Benson Steele, born
1860? Note that since there are many Robert Steeles some of my references here
may not be accurate. Search for 'Steele' at each web site.

Voynich Manuscript Bibliography:
http://www.research.att.com/~reeds/voynich/bib.html

http://web.bham.ac.uk/G.Landini/evmt/minutes.htm
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/rbacon.html
http://www.alchemywebsite.com/reslib.html
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/geberdis.html
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13111b.htm
http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/c/cme/cme-idx?type=longhead&byte=12174601
http://www.bromer.com/110-2.html
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/articles_proj.html

Regards,
Dana Scott

Jim Reeds wrote:

> On Aug 6, 19:13, Nick Pelling wrote:
>
> > Subject: VMS rotoscopes at the British Library...?
> > Hi everyone,
> .....
> > Also: in the Manuscript Section card index, Voynich refers to MS * 461 and
> > MS * 439. Does anyone know what MS * 439 is?
>
> According to www.research.att.com/~reeds/voynich/bib.html,
> this file contains:
>
>   Positive photocopies of miscellaneous folios of Voynich MS, misc.
>   VMS correspondence of R. Steele, 1921, and misc. VMS articles.
>   (Contains: 68r1/68r2, 65v/66r, 78v/79r, 107v/108r, 108v/111r,
>   111v/112r, 112v/113r, 1r, and 116v. Correspondence includes letters
>   to Steele from W. Voynich, W. Newbold, and from A. W. Pollard.
>   Articles include: clipping from <i>Morning Post</i> newpaper,
>   26.9.21, ``Astrological Anagrams: the Diary of Roger Bacon,''
>   clipping from <i>Daily Chronicle</i> newspaper, n.d., ``Key to
>   Cypher in historic MS. / America's new light on Roger Bacon / 600
>   years' mystery,'' pencilled draft of article by Steele, photostat
>   of typed lecture notes by Newbold (?), copy of J. Manly's
>   <i>Harper's</i> article, copy of Louis Cons 4 Feb 1922 article.)
>
> When I saw it in Sept 1998 I got the impression it was R. Steele's
> own personal VMS file; Steele was (I think) at one time the
> British Museum's Keeper of Manuscripts.  Sorry to be so late
> in answering this.
>
> Jim
>
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