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Was VM cut at the bottom? - Rafal - 02-02-2026
It feels like Voynich Manuscript pages were once a bit higher and at some moment were trimmed at the bottom:
It seems to me that it is not a single page case but it rather occured on many (if not all) pages.
There is probably some old discussion about it
but I am curious to hear current views.- do you agree that it was trimmed at the bottom?
- when could it happen?
- why was it done?
For me it seems that:
- it was cut before binding as quire numbers aren't cut and are aligned to the new bottom
- it was done in a very rough way, the edges are "wavy" and irregular like it was done by some drunken butcher in one swift move of his butcher knife
- I have no idea why it was done
- I also don't know if such things were commonly done to other manuscripts
Any opinions?
RE: Was VM cut at the bottom? - Jorge_Stolfi - 02-02-2026
RE: Was VM cut at the bottom? - LisaFaginDavis - 02-02-2026
RE: Was VM cut at the bottom? - Rafal - 02-02-2026
RE: Was VM cut at the bottom? - Koen G - 02-02-2026
RE: Was VM cut at the bottom? - LisaFaginDavis - 02-02-2026
RE: Was VM cut at the bottom? - dashstofsk - 02-02-2026
RE: Was VM cut at the bottom? - Rafal - 02-02-2026
RE: Was VM cut at the bottom? - Jorge_Stolfi - 03-02-2026
RE: Was VM cut at the bottom? - eggyk - 23-05-2026