As a greater number of pictures of the codices surface -- in addition to other numerous points of evidence discussed by others -- virtually every specimen revealed can be discounted as a forgery outright as we see various patterns emerge regarding their construction.Background here and links.
Directly to the point: Each plate thus far has shown itself to be a collage of identical master pattern "stamps" of text arranged in such a manner to make each set seem like a full document rather than a collection of component pieces.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Steve Caruso on "units of forgery" in the metal codices
FAKE METAL CODICES WATCH: Steve Caruso has an interesting argument in his latest blog post: Jordan Lead Codices: Units of Forgery.