Re: VMs: Visiting the Beinecke (was Mishandling the VMs)

["Philip Neal" <philipneal_vms@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Two activities that come to mind are

> 2) to look also at the 14 boxes of additional material at Beinecke. They 
> are not fully described in the catalog, they are consistently neglected for 
> the more flashy VMs., and there seems to be interesting material available. 
> I was once for a full day at Beinecke and could only look in detail at two 
> boxes. At that time I considered I would need one full week (Monday to 
> Friday, weekends closed) to map what was available, record what looked 
> promising, and perhaps explore a couple of items in detail.

I agree. Now that the ms has been scanned, these boxes should be
the priority for anyone visiting the Beinecke. The contents might well
clear up many minor mysteries about the acquisition of the manuscript,
the missing pages and how much Voynich knew about its provenance.

Philip Neal


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