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Voynich strikes me as having been a very independent man whose life
was hidden in secrecy. It strikes me that there was "more than meets the
eye" going on behind the scenes than just trading in incunabula. Thus my
curiosity.
(If interested, search for Mortkowicz in the following web sites)
Jakub Mortkowicz: (1879-1931)
http://korczak.com/Biography/kap-10.htm Underground Traffic:
Jakób Commits Suicide: (or could he have been targeted?)
Mortkowicz family in hiding: http://www.citinet.net/ak/polska_27_f2.html Regards, Dana Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rafal T. Prinke" <rafalp@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <vms-list@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 10:55 AM Subject: Re: RE. VMs: Warsaw Branch House > > DANA SCOTT wrote: > > > Ah yes. Thank you. Very interesting. It is somewhat curious that Voynich > > appears to have put his trust in Gabriel Centnerszwer and Co concerning his > > incunabula business. > > Why do you think it curious? It was a major publishing house > and antiquarian book dealer, so it seems quite natural > Centnerszwer became Voynich's representative in Warsaw. > > Best regards, > > Rafal > ______________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, send mail to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxx with a body saying: > unsubscribe vms-list > |