RE: VMs: VMS, languages and Jacobus signature

["mmand" <mmand@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

> --- Philip Neal <philipneal_vms@xxxx> wrote:

> > 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.
>
> The signature was already faded at the time
> it was discovered. Voynich reports that it
> was discovered as the result of an accident during
> photographic reproduction. It required a combination
> of chemicals and special illumination to make
> it visible. The effect of the chemicals has however
> been that the text is now no longer visible.
> The pictures that were taken at the time, which
> show the signature, are still at the Beinecke.

So the pictures of f1r available on the net were taken after
the chemicals were applied ? Just curious about how
invisible the original signature was.

Regards,
Marcio.
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