I don't think the tails, macrons, and ligature shapes in the VMS main text were simply copied from a script that was unknown to the scribes.
They are drawn as though the scribes were used to writing them. Even the "9" symbol (con-, com-, -us, -um) is occasionally superscripted, which confirms that it is indeed the Latin "9" abbreviation shape and not the letter "g" (even if it does not carry the same meaning as Latin "9").
They are drawn as though the scribes were used to writing them. Even the "9" symbol (con-, com-, -us, -um) is occasionally superscripted, which confirms that it is indeed the Latin "9" abbreviation shape and not the letter "g" (even if it does not carry the same meaning as Latin "9").