Note that my posts in this thread were written when I was still very much looking for my way in Voynich research etc. I was very new to all this.
JKP - yes, and the books of the ships that were copied into the library would have gotten them access to information about exotic plants 15th century Europeans would very happily get their hands on
About Alexandria itself - I've only gotten more certain about Greco-Roman Egypt as one important period in the material's history. Though I don't have any preference for any particular city. The Library is an attractive feature of course, with lots of explanatory power.
JKP - yes, and the books of the ships that were copied into the library would have gotten them access to information about exotic plants 15th century Europeans would very happily get their hands on
About Alexandria itself - I've only gotten more certain about Greco-Roman Egypt as one important period in the material's history. Though I don't have any preference for any particular city. The Library is an attractive feature of course, with lots of explanatory power.