# 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 %…

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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 %).

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## 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…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/runs/RUN0DCABMMT12GH/layout-layer-rules-and-normaliser-minimal-line-edge)

Method [Layout-layer rules and normaliser (minimal line-edge alternations learned on half E; rewrite to the inside form; interior-only text)](https://mysteriesdept.com/methods/MTH08JFXHHJ4YRN/layout-layer-rules-and-normaliser-minimal-line-edge) · [Session 10](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/sessions/SES0DCB54T02Y53/session-10-the-layout-layer-literature-and-question-audit)

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 0.15** Exploratory

[ZL3b transcription](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT08JFZFSR41PZ/zandbergen-landini-transliteration-zl3b-eva-ivtff-2-0-13-may)[Line-edge rules learned on half E (46 minimal alternations at paragraph start, line start and line end)](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT08JFZJZA6C4T/line-edge-rules-learned-on-half-e-46-minimal-alternations-at)

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Every scribe uses the line-edge layer [Evidence EVD0DCC142E08XM]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCC142E08XM
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[Session 10](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/sessions/SES0DCB54T02Y53/session-10-the-layout-layer-literature-and-question-audit) · 28 Oct 2026

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