04-01-2017, 09:30 AM
I'd say that there are two types of hoax theories, the 15th century hoax and "modern" hoax.
In the first case, the document is made to trick people into thinking it is somehow genuine, while it isn't. Like somebody drawing some weird stuff and weird glyphs and pretending like it contains medical knowledge while it doesn't.
The second is someone at a later time using old vellum on purpose to make the document look old, while it isn't. Again, the intention is to fool people into thinking the document is authentic. So basically a hoaxer would:
- Try to fool people, telling that the document contains knowledge while it doesn't
AND/OR
- Try to fool people by presenting the document as old, while it isn't.
Others might disagree, but that's how I would describe it in the most general terms possible in the specific case of the VM.
In the first case, the document is made to trick people into thinking it is somehow genuine, while it isn't. Like somebody drawing some weird stuff and weird glyphs and pretending like it contains medical knowledge while it doesn't.
The second is someone at a later time using old vellum on purpose to make the document look old, while it isn't. Again, the intention is to fool people into thinking the document is authentic. So basically a hoaxer would:
- Try to fool people, telling that the document contains knowledge while it doesn't
AND/OR
- Try to fool people by presenting the document as old, while it isn't.
Others might disagree, but that's how I would describe it in the most general terms possible in the specific case of the VM.