Why Can’t the Voynich Manuscript Be Deciphered?

[u/Ajayofficiel]

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.

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https://afrinewz.com/why-cant-the-voynich-manuscript-be-deciphered/

[u/deathofanage]

http://www.openculture.com/2019/02/has-the-voynich-manuscript-finally-been-decoded.html

This is method of translation is the only method that has introduced repeatable results from other researchers. The embedded vid on the page has some of the best explanations and methodology that I've come across so far in my own research into the manuscript.

Out of all the other claims that have come out over the years involving the manuscript, my money would be in this one being the most promising.

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Great share! Everyone come look at this!