Re: VMs: Ruysschaert and De Ricci for dummies

[Xavier Ceccaldi <ceccaldi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Subject: Re: VMs: Ruysschaert and De Ricci for dummies
 
  Note that Kraus mentions
> one of these in his biography - I have not seen
> that chapter. 
 
The quotation is in Note 14 of my text.

> The distinction between 'Collegio Romano' and
> 'Villa Mondragone' is important. The Collegio
> Romano did not really exist prior to 1931,
> when it was re-opened in its current location in
> Rome. Before that time, many Jesuit possessions
> were kept hidden in various places.
> Note that I have never ever seen the Villa Mondragone
> mentioned in any source about the history of
> the Collegio Romano, or the books owned by the
> Jesuits.

I have to check that point.

> Also, we still don't have proof that Kircher ever
> owned the Voynich MS, but we do know that the
> paper notes referring to P. Beckx are found in
> the following three places:
> - the MSS described by Ruysschaert, which are 
>   now in the Vatican.
> - the books bought by Voynich, and now 'scattered'
>   over the USA
> - Kircher's correspondence, which is now again
>   kept in the Gregorian University (i.e. the 
>   Collegium Romanum).
> At least the last set did belong to Kircher.

I am currently working on the origin of all the books bought by Voynich.  

 
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