29-08-2020, 02:53 PM
The "invention" and spreading of printing is of great interest by itself, but not relevant for the Voynich MS.
The preference to use paper vs. parchment at the beginning of the 15th century, on the other hand, is very relevant.
All this has undoubtedly been studied, but the results are hardly known to the Voynich community, including myself.
Various bits and pieces are of course well known, among others that a number of the Gutenberg bibles were printed, in Germany, in the 1450's on parchment. That is just one 'observation point'.
Was it the need to have a large fold-out that influenced the choice to go for parchment?
This is also just speculation. There are plenty of manuscripts that consist of a combination of paper and parchment, so also that would have been possible.
The preference to use paper vs. parchment at the beginning of the 15th century, on the other hand, is very relevant.
All this has undoubtedly been studied, but the results are hardly known to the Voynich community, including myself.
Various bits and pieces are of course well known, among others that a number of the Gutenberg bibles were printed, in Germany, in the 1450's on parchment. That is just one 'observation point'.
Was it the need to have a large fold-out that influenced the choice to go for parchment?
This is also just speculation. There are plenty of manuscripts that consist of a combination of paper and parchment, so also that would have been possible.