Re: Re: VMs: Re: VMS, languages and Jacobus signature

[Rene Zandbergen <r_zandbergen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear all,

Marcio wrote:

> I did some photoshoping on f1r trying to enhance the
> signature. The result can 
> be seen at http://netpage.uai.com.br/mmand/sig.gif,
> but I am not even sure if 
> I am looking at the right place. I *think* I saw a
> "J" and a "z" like in the 
> other signature, but it is probably the roscharch
> effect :-)

You're looking at the right spot. The letter-type
shapes in the left half is where it says 'cobj'
(but that can't really be made out clearly enough.
The big T of Tepenec, which is the most visible
thing on the copy I am looking at, is essentially
invisible on the scan.

I have a second-generation photocopy of the article
by Voynich:
A preliminary sketch of the history of the
Roger Bacon cipher Manuscript; transactions of
the college of Physicians of Philadelphia,
Vol. 43, 1921, pp.415-430. The signature is shown
on p.421. The original is likely to be
significantly clearer and worth looking for.

He also writes:
When I brought this manuscript to
America the margins of the first page had the
appearance of being blank, but an accident to
a photostatic reproduction of this page revealed
the fact that an underexposure of the plate brings
out a faded autograph in the lower margin.
Chemicals were applied to the margins and
the autograph, Jacobus de Tepenecz, became visible,
with some illegible figures below it.

Cheers, Rene

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