What are these tiny holes?

[asteckley]

Except that I don't think one can positively identify Marci as the author of the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. marginalia.  The handwriting of that tiny and rather atypical sample may be compatible with Marci's, but cannot be characteristic of him.

Agreed.

Btw, I can’t recall for sure (and can’t check at the moment)  but was any of that marginalia ink tested by McCrone and was it considered to be the same or similar as the Voynichese ink?   If so why did it apparently react so differently to (Wilfrid’s?) chemical application? (Didn’t most of the marginalia fade/wash away where chemicals applied, whereas the main script was largely unaffected?)