Re: VMs: Father Strickland

[Xavier Ceccaldi <ceccaldi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Rene Zandbergen" <r_zandbergen@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 6:37 AM
Subject: Re: VMs: Father Strickland

> The Mondragone College web site is very interesting
> indeed! Are you in contact with the owners? They
> might be surprised that there is this particular
> interest in their information, and might be
> quite intrigued by the problem (*) and willing to
> help.
>
>   *) The problem being how and when the whole set
>      of MSS got there, and how the whole sale to
>      the various subsequent owners was done.
>      The administration of the college is
>      obviously still available.

I have no contact with the College. I wait, till i get more info.
The problem is well set. I'm working on the origin of the manuscripts sold
to the Vatican in 1912 and on the manuscripts sold to Voynich and others to
find a kind of correlation.

> Two of the four Strickland brothers are mentioned
> in Voynich's correspondence (at least the part
> that I saw): Joseph and Paul. Of one of them
> there is even a photograph.

Are you sure that they are the brothers of our Strickland ?

> I remember reading (but seem not to have copied it
> on my web site) that the sale of the MSS to Voynich
> was done without the knowledge of the Rector.
I red the same thing, but i am skeptical, because of the size of Collegio
Mondragone and also because of the great value of the manuscripts sold by
the Collegio.

> Xavier, how much access do you have to Voynich's
> correspondence? Have you been to the Beinecke,
> or do you have a copy at home? There is a lot of
> stuff in boxes B and F, if I remember correctly.
> Like I said - I will check at home and report
> further.
>
I have no access to Voynich's correspondence, neither to Beinecke and i have
no copy at home. I would be happy to get this stuff.
If you know a way...

Xavier
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