Re: VMs: Father Strickland

[Rene Zandbergen <r_zandbergen@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Xavier Ceccaldi <ceccaldi@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


> From: "Rene Zandbergen" <r_zandbergen@xxxxxxxxx>

> > 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.

> I have no contact with the College. I wait, till i
> get more info.

I meant the people who set up the web site, but
I like your idea of waiting a bit.

> > 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 ?

Actually, both of them were involved in the sale
of the MSS to Voynich. There are letters from
one or both of them to Wilfrid. 

> > 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 read 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.

I agree that the 'spiritual value' should make
this unlikely, but it is precisely the great
earthly value (read: money) that makes an
unofficial sale plausible. 

> 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...

Some of the Voynich correspondence has been
recorded on microfilm and can be ordered from
the Beinecke. These are boxes B and E of MS408
and consist of 3 films.

Cheers, Rene


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