Re: VMs: Folio and Quire numbers

[Dennis <tsalagi@xxxxxxxx>]

	Nitpick time:

Bruce Grant wrote:
> 
> OMNES GALLIA DIVISA EST IN PARTIBUS TRES

	I think the exact quote is 

OMNIS GALLIA DIVISA EST IN TRES PARTES

There's only one Gaul and it's divided *into* three
parts. 

	But "michi dabas multos portas" is wrong too; 
it should be "mihi dabas multas portas".  

;-)

But seriously now.

> O  M4NE  S7GA  L8LI  A  D82I  3VI  S9A  E  ST6I
> NP8A  RTI  5BU  ST8RE  S...
> 
> A reader familiar with Latin would have no problem
> removing the nulls and redividing the words
> correctly.
> 
> The comment about "word ending rules" was just a way
> to account for the fact some letters are more common
> as finals than others. There is no requirement that
> the rules be absolute; they could just be
> suggestions, often but not always followed.

	This sounds interesting.  Can you account for the 
line-initial and -final effects?  That's one thing
about 
Gordon Rugg's hypothesis that I like: it can.  

Dennis
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