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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Paul Chandler wrote: > If it's being claimed that the text of the Voynich manuscript was *first* written -- and not simply copied -- in 1444, Dante, for example, will be surprised at such a late date for the origin of the Romance languages. > Not to mention Charlemagne... (The Romance languages were late, of course - we (or some of us, anyway) had been speaking English for at least 200 years, and had to learn Latin as a Foreign Language...) John Briggs ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion