# # Identification: # # Title: "Last page" # Page: f116v = TX (Rene) = p234 (Stolfi) # Folio: f116 # Panels: f116v # Bifolio: bT1 = f103+f116 # Quire: T (Rene) = XVIII (Beinecke) # # Shown in Plate 15 of Tiltman's article # [item 10 in Jim Reeds's bibliography]. # # Attributes: # # Language: ? (Currier) # Hand: ? (Currier) # Subsets: S (Rene), xxx (Stolfi) # Colors: ??? (Reeds) # # The "michiton" paragraph # # "U" transcription by J.Stolfi from a scanned image. # Only the first two words of line 3 look like Voynichese. # # Transcription uses the "best matches" from Rene's German alphabet (RGA), # with the following additions/deviations: # # 8 similar to RGA "d" (mainline variant), but the upper loop is smaller # than the lower loop, and almost straight above it. # à An "a" with a faint dot over it (probably noise). # ç A "c" with a vertical serif at the top end. # h very much like RGA "h", but with open bottom # í A straight, short, thick descending stroke with a # straight, long, thin "acute accent"; like # an EVA "r" but with straight plume # j a partially obscured glyph; what can be seen looks # like a printed lowercase "j", lower on # the baseline and slanting to the left. # L Similar to RGA "l" but more angular---a thin and tall triangle, # closed at the bottom and not connected to the neighbors. # M like a large Greek "epsilon" or a "3" on its side, with # first stroke turned inwards, the last slightly outwards. # m with inclined strokes, like "\/\/\". # n with inclined strokes, like "\/\". # ø like an "o" with a circumflex *under* it; or an EVA "l" # with very short "legs". # ) like a small close parenthesis, extending slightly below # the baseline; very much like the variant RGA "o" # (bottom line of Rene's scan) # p has an exaggerated "barb" on the left side of the # stem. # r like a Greek lowercase "nu". # û an "u" or "n" with a macron or overline (which may be noise). # X Like RGA "x", but with the two strokes ligated on the right. # y similar to RGA "y", but more like a Greek "eta". # + like a math "+", raised so as to stand on the baseline. # ^ partially obscured; the bottom part has two "feet" # on the baseline, very close together. # # In the "digits" line, "a" trough "d" mean "10" through "13", # each numeral being squeezed into single letter slot. # # Line 0 Roman: p**labo*.pinèn.pati*er= # # Line 1 Roman: nuchiton.ola6àba8.+.mûLcø8.+.te.+,tar.cevç,+.porta8.+M++- # Line 1.5 Digits: .1234567.489a9bc*.*4**854d*.!**..,***.5545- # # Line 2 Roman: siX+*jûariX+moriX+,víX+abta+ma+ria+- # The "jû" is an "m" rather out of shape. # The "+" in "ma+ria" is raised and takes no space between the "a" and "r". # oror.sheey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!= oror.sheey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!= oror.sheey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!= # Line 3 Roman: ****.*****.val8e^,vbreY-{gap}so.nim.gas.mich.o= # The "8" is small and tilted to the right; it may be an EVA "d" # or a Roman "a" with some noise. # The final "o" may be a spot, or a vellum defect.