Evidence · Voynich Manuscript

Every scribe uses the line-edge layer

Every scribe and both Currier languages use the line-edge layer. B uses it more than A (line starts 47 % of words rewritten against 40 %, line ends 16 % against 10 %); at line ends scribe 3 uses it most (20 %) and scribe 1 least (10 %).

SupportedObservationExploratory0

How it was found 1 run

Layout-layer rules and normaliser (minimal line-edge alternations learned on half E; rewrite to the inside form; interior-only text): share of line-edge words rewritten, by Currier language and scribe…

Method Layout-layer rules and normaliser (minimal line-edge alternations learned on half E; rewrite to the inside form; interior-only text) · Session 10

28 Oct

Share of line-edge words rewritten, by Currier language and scribe (whole book)line start A 0.40, B 0.47; line end A 0.10, B 0.16; line end by scribe 1 0.10, 2 0.12, 3 0.20, 4 0.18, 5 0.15Exploratory

ZL3b transcription Line-edge rules learned on half E (46 minimal alternations at paragraph start, line start and line end)

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Every scribe uses the line-edge layer [Evidence EVD0DCC142E08XM]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCC142E08XM

@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0dcc142e08xm,
  title     = {Every scribe uses the line-edge layer},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DCC142E08XM},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCC142E08XM}
}