Re: VMs: History, Tepenecz

["Rafal T. Prinke" <rafalp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Manfred,

> In absence of anything what I would consider a positive evidence
> of Rudolph's ownership I would say he did not own it. Other opinions
> are based on exactly what?

The only (and shaky) evidence is the information in Marci's letter
that Raphael Mnisovsky told him that Rudolf had owned it and paid
600 ducats for it. That is why I have always been very suspicious
about it. You will find the text and English translation of Rene's
pages:

   http://www.voynich.nu/letters.html#mm66

Detailed descriptions of the collation and individual folios
can be found also on Rene's pages and elsewhere, including
the transcription files by Stolfi.

The original Yale-Beinecke bibliographic record (including the
text of Marci's letter) are here:

   http://webtext.library.yale.edu/beinflat/pre1600.MS408.htm

Best regards,

Rafal
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