Incompatible? Well, it's a common style of script used all over Europe in the 14th century. But it's moderately different from the 116v text (although in the same general Gothic family) and more different from the main text (which is invented and thus is not so easily categorized).
The main differences between your manuscript and the VMS are... it's a standard alphabet and we can read it, it's a wider quill so the thick-and-thin strokes are more pronounced, it's more professional (a good scribe), the pre-drawn baselines are carefully followed (the script is even), the letter spacing is tighter and more connected (there are serifs), there are frequent embellished letters used as section markers, and there are common and easily-recognized abbreviations and ligatures.
I could list quite a few more, but those are the main ones.
There are script styles much more similar than this to the VMS notes on 116v and more similar to the VMS main text (which is a different style from the 116v text). I have an enormous database of VMS-related script samples I have been collecting for more than a decade. I also have samples of scripts that are in the same family as the alphabet running down the righthand column on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. .
I also have a sample of numerals that almost matches the quire numbers and a couple that almost match the folio numbers. It took me years to find them.
I learned calligraphy when I was 11. I had a brilliant elementary school teacher who was a good calligrapher who taught us. I was interested enough that I learned a number of old-style alphabets and continued practicing. By the time I was 17, I was doing professional-level calligraphy. I have several lifelong interests that drew me to the VMS. I'm interested in plants, calligraphy, art & illustration, languages, and puzzles, so it's a good fit with my interests. To me the VMS is like catnip.
The main differences between your manuscript and the VMS are... it's a standard alphabet and we can read it, it's a wider quill so the thick-and-thin strokes are more pronounced, it's more professional (a good scribe), the pre-drawn baselines are carefully followed (the script is even), the letter spacing is tighter and more connected (there are serifs), there are frequent embellished letters used as section markers, and there are common and easily-recognized abbreviations and ligatures.
I could list quite a few more, but those are the main ones.
There are script styles much more similar than this to the VMS notes on 116v and more similar to the VMS main text (which is a different style from the 116v text). I have an enormous database of VMS-related script samples I have been collecting for more than a decade. I also have samples of scripts that are in the same family as the alphabet running down the righthand column on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. .
I also have a sample of numerals that almost matches the quire numbers and a couple that almost match the folio numbers. It took me years to find them.
I learned calligraphy when I was 11. I had a brilliant elementary school teacher who was a good calligrapher who taught us. I was interested enough that I learned a number of old-style alphabets and continued practicing. By the time I was 17, I was doing professional-level calligraphy. I have several lifelong interests that drew me to the VMS. I'm interested in plants, calligraphy, art & illustration, languages, and puzzles, so it's a good fit with my interests. To me the VMS is like catnip.
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