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Post by hi224 on Jan 18, 2020 4:58:38 GMT
Polish antique book collector Wilfrid Voynich was convinced he hit the jackpot when he purchased a highly unusual manuscript in Italy in 1912. It was written in a strange script and profusely illustrated with images of plants, the cosmos and zodiac, and naked women cavorting in bathing scenes. Voynich himself acknowledged the difficult task that lay ahead: “The text must be unraveled and the history of the manuscript must be traced.” The Voynich manuscript is a codex written on vellum sheets, measuring 9¼ inches (23.5 cm) by 4½ inches (11.2 cm). The codex is composed of roughly 240 pages, with a blank cover that does not indicate a title or author. The text consists of “words” written in an unknown “alphabet” and arranged in short paragraphs. Many researchers say the work seems to be a scientific treatise from the Middle Ages, possibly created in Italy. The time frame, at least, seems correct: In 2009, the Voynich manuscript was carbon-dated to 1404–1438. There’s only one problem: The contents of the book are a complete mystery—and not a single word of it can be understood. Learn more: afrinewz.com/why-cant-the-voynich-manuscript-be-deciphered/
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Post by MCDemuth on Jan 19, 2020 2:30:03 GMT
Here is one theory:
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2020 12:48:06 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Jan 21, 2020 18:10:52 GMT
Polish antique book collector Wilfrid Voynich was convinced he hit the jackpot when he purchased a highly unusual manuscript in Italy in 1912. It was written in a strange script and profusely illustrated with images of plants, the cosmos and zodiac, and naked women cavorting in bathing scenes. Voynich himself acknowledged the difficult task that lay ahead: “The text must be unraveled and the history of the manuscript must be traced.” The Voynich manuscript is a codex written on vellum sheets, measuring 9¼ inches (23.5 cm) by 4½ inches (11.2 cm). The codex is composed of roughly 240 pages, with a blank cover that does not indicate a title or author. The text consists of “words” written in an unknown “alphabet” and arranged in short paragraphs. Many researchers say the work seems to be a scientific treatise from the Middle Ages, possibly created in Italy. The time frame, at least, seems correct: In 2009, the Voynich manuscript was carbon-dated to 1404–1438. There’s only one problem: The contents of the book are a complete mystery—and not a single word of it can be understood. Learn more: afrinewz.com/why-cant-the-voynich-manuscript-be-deciphered/Apparently not even artificial intelligence could crack it. www.theverge.com/2018/2/1/16959454/voynich-manuscript-mystery-ai-decoded-debunked
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2020 16:15:45 GMT
'Why can't the Voynich Manuscript be deciphered?'
Could it be because it's a hoax 🤷♀️
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Post by theravenking on Jan 26, 2020 0:44:05 GMT
'Why can't the Voynich Manuscript be deciphered?' Could it be because it's a hoax 🤷♀️ It was carbon-dated to 1404–1438.
Nonetheless there was a theory that it could be a hoax from the 17th or 18th century. There were some experts and book detectives who looked into the matter and they also investigated some famous forgers who could've been responsible for it, but ultimately they couldn't connect the book to any of them, as far as I know so far no one could come up with any definitive proof that the Voynich Manuscript is not genuine.
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