10-11-2018, 01:39 AM
Indeed, at the present time there are not two references stating that the MS was owned by Rudolf, but only one.
The credibility of this source is not any worse than that of any other 17th century written record, as I think has been sufficiently demonstrated above.
(While Servit does not go into the details of the letter, they are briefly addressed, without casting any doubt on it, by Josef Smolka in:
Smolka and Zandbergen: Athanasius Kircher und seine ersten Prager Korrespondenten. In: Bohemia Jesuitica 1556-2006, ed. Petronilla Cemus (Würzburg: Echter, 2010), pp. 677-705 )
The copyright of all images of the Voynich MS lies with the Beinecke library. I was specifically allowed by the library to use this image in the presentation in the frame of the Folger / Beinecke event about cryptography and Friedman. I have no right (I believe) to transfer this right. (Sorry David).
A reference to Philip Neal's statement would still be appreciated.
The credibility of this source is not any worse than that of any other 17th century written record, as I think has been sufficiently demonstrated above.
(While Servit does not go into the details of the letter, they are briefly addressed, without casting any doubt on it, by Josef Smolka in:
Smolka and Zandbergen: Athanasius Kircher und seine ersten Prager Korrespondenten. In: Bohemia Jesuitica 1556-2006, ed. Petronilla Cemus (Würzburg: Echter, 2010), pp. 677-705 )
The copyright of all images of the Voynich MS lies with the Beinecke library. I was specifically allowed by the library to use this image in the presentation in the frame of the Folger / Beinecke event about cryptography and Friedman. I have no right (I believe) to transfer this right. (Sorry David).
A reference to Philip Neal's statement would still be appreciated.