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RE: Voynich theories and Voynich solutions - Torsten - 19-08-2017
(18-08-2017, 10:45 PM)VViews wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Hi Torsten,
to your post above, how would we know a Voynich feature is unique, without first carrying out an extensive survey to make sure nothing else is comparable?
I agree this leads us to a lot of dead ends, and I understand it may seem ineffective, but how else can we be sure of the uniqueness of any Voynich feature?
"Unknown" is after all a relative notion. What may seem unique to me because I don't know of anything comparable, can be well-known or familiar to someone with a different background or skill set.
IMO this makes nickpelling's point about "concerted attacks" the most promising avenue, and the collaborative potential of a forum like this one offers a great platform for such cooperation.
For researching a feature of the VMS it is not necessary to know if this feature is unique or not. What is important is that you research something that is typical for the VMS. You can for instance ask yourself how the glyphs of the VMS are used or if the design of a glyph says something about its usage. In a similar way you can try to analyze patterns typical for a word, a single page or a section of the VMS. Then you can compare the patterns found for different words, pages or the sections with each other. This way you might find out what all the words, pages or sections have in common and where they differ. This way you have the chance to describe features which are characteristic for the VMS. Then you can use this features to compare the VMS with something else. Only this way you would compare features typical for the VMS. If you do otherwise you will probably search for patterns in the VMS which are not there or which are not characteristic for the VMS.
RE: Voynich theories and Voynich solutions - Emma May Smith - 19-08-2017
RE: Voynich theories and Voynich solutions - Koen G - 19-08-2017
RE: Voynich theories and Voynich solutions - VViews - 19-08-2017
RE: Voynich theories and Voynich solutions - MarcoP - 19-08-2017
RE: Voynich theories and Voynich solutions - Koen G - 19-08-2017
RE: Voynich theories and Voynich solutions - Torsten - 19-08-2017
RE: Voynich theories and Voynich solutions - MarcoP - 19-08-2017
RE: Voynich theories and Voynich solutions - Koen G - 19-08-2017
RE: Voynich theories and Voynich solutions - MarcoP - 19-08-2017