07-10-2016, 11:55 AM
(07-10-2016, 10:02 AM)Diane wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Ellie,Diane,
The idea that the Voynich manuscript was among those found 'in a castle in Austria' is due to a lie-by-omission. He was describing another collection certainly obtained from Austria in the previous year and simply by neglecting to point out that the Voynich manuscript had not been part of that collection, allowed the lustre of the more aristocratic and beautifully illuminated works fall upon his 'pet manuscript'.
I'm interested in this Austrian collection - what year do you mean (1911 - year before dealing with the Beckx collection, or 1914 - year before presentation in Chicago). Do you have any evidence about this Austrian collection?
Rene,
I agree that the Austrian castle story may have been cover-up. Thanks for the image from the catalog. I haven't seen that one.