RE: VMs: VMS, languages and Jacobus signature

["Philip Neal" <philipneal_vms@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Marcio <mmand@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Are Chinese texts in a romanized transcription available somewhere ? (I 
> could
> only find texts in BIG5, which is no big deal, but it is easier to work 
> with
> plain ASCII).

You could try this corpus

http://www.ocrat.com/ocrat/voa/Atxtpin.html

I used it to compare Voynichese with Chinese and got a negative result.

> On another subject, I have seen many references to Jacobus signature on the
> first page, but has anyone *actually* seen it ? Or is it the kind of "urban
> legend" that is told on and on ? It would be great if anyone could provide 
> a
> scanned image or UV photo that shows the signature, as well as images of
> other works where the same signature allegedly appears.

Reputable scholars identified the signature in Voynich's day. The fact that 
it
has faded and can only be seen under UV is not suspicious. This often 
happens
especially where chemicals were applied to fading ink.

Philip Neal

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