#the voynich code

[thebeautifulbook]

CIPHER MANUSCRIPT [aka VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT] by Roger Bacon[?] (Central Europe, c.1401-1599) 18th -19th century binding.

‘Scientific or magical text in an unidentified language, in cipher, apparently based on Roman minuscule characters; the text is believed by some scholars to be the work of Roger Bacon since the themes as the illustrations seem to represent topics know to have interested Bacon…. A history of the numerous attempts to decipher the manuscript can be found in a volume edited by R.S Brumbaugh THE MOST MYSTERIOUS MANUSCRIPT: The Voynich “Roger Bacon” Cipher Manuscript (Carbondale, IL, 1978). Although several scholars have claimed decipherments of the manuscript, for the most part the text remains an unsolved puzzle.’ — from an abstract by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale

source [digitized]

[embracing-the-ineffable]

@kimberleyjean No way!!! I really wanted to say you can't make stuff like this up, except Neil sort of DID make it up, so...

Good Omens is EVERYWHERE, including in actual booksellers from 1900's Soho Square in London...

Do you know anything about Aziraphale's handwriting here? Do you know what language it's in? Enochian? Thanks 😁

Hiya! I don't know I'm afraid :), seems like math to me :D :)

[somedudewithantlers]

just watched a video on the voynich manuscript (book from the 1400s written in an unknown language/code that has yet to be solved) and now i really really really really really wanna write a zine in my code & leave it in the hills for someone to find

[musicaemdx]

Slipknot e Meshuggah fizeram as honras do segundo dia de EVIL LIVƎ Festival'23

[sustense]

এক রহস্যময় পাণ্ডুলিপি, যার ভাষা আজও অজানা। চিত্র, সংকেত আর অজানা লেখায় ভরা এই বই যুগের পর যুগ গবেষকদের হতবাক করেছে। বর্তমানে আধুনিক AI প্রযুক্তি ব্যবহার করে এই রহস্য ভেদ করার চেষ্টা চলছে।

[wyrmfedgrave]

History.com: The Mysterious Contents of the Voynich Manuscript

Is this the real life Necronomicon?!!

This manuscript, was found in the Jesuit College at Frascati, by William Voynich in 1912.

During a 1921 tour, Voynich claimed that its pages held discoveries more advanced than 20th century science!

(How would he know? The manuscript is still undeciphered today!! Yeah, I know. Advertising...)

Written in an unknown language, this medieval treatise has intricate drawings of stars, plants & nude women!

Which many intelligent folk, from Alan Turing to the FBI, have tried decode - with no success...

There is a letter included with the manuscript which claims that Roger Bacon wrote this book - but, ink & radiocarbon dating confirm it's actually from the 15th century - 300 years after Bacon!!

(I wonder, has that letter being dated yet?)

For those who are interested, the text is available online at the Beinecke Library.

Strangely enough, for the 15th century, some of the 230+ calfskin pages fold out into large composite images!

The paperback sized Voynich manuscript seems to be a collection of worldly knowledge.

It seems to be divided into 6 chapters, out of which the 'Recipe' section has 300 short paragraphs - or, are they magic spells?!

Researchers are still trying to figure out if the 'book' is written in a cypher or a made up language... They don't even agree if there's anywhere from 34 or 70 unique symbols in it!

One person thought Francis Bacon wrote this book in microscopic letters - til it was realized the micro- scope hadn't yet been invented in Bacon's time!!

Today, the thought is that it might be an ingenious medieval prank - or, an alien handbook!

Sigh...

"It's a cookbook!!"

Sorry, Twilight Zone flashback...

End?

[the-cooler-king]

Breaking news: boy is too afraid to talk about emotions, changes subject entirely

[archivist-crow]

On this day:

VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT: MOST MYSTERIOUS MANUSCRIPT IN THE WORLD

On August 19, 1666, the rector of Prague University sent a letter and a manuscript to one of his former students, the Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher. The manuscript had lain forgotten in the monastery library in Frascati, Italy, for 250 years. It was obtained by Wilfred Voynich in 1912 and went on to be dubbed "the Most Mysterious Manuscript in the World."

Christened the Voynich, the six-by-nine-inch parchment codex appears to be a straightforward book. It is, however, over two hundred pages written in a code or unknown language that has never been deciphered. The text is elaborately illustrated with colored drawings of unknown plants and the sun, moon, and stars. Depictions of tiny naked women also frolic over the pages.

First appearing in history in 1586, the book was purchased for a then-outrageous sum of 600 ducats by the Holy Roman emperor, Rudolf II of Bohemia. One of the most eccentric European monarchs of the era, Rudolf collected dwarfs, had a regiment of giants in his army, and entertained all manner of magicians and alchemists. It has been suggested that the Voynich manuscript is the work of Roger Bacon, a famous English monk and scientist, and that it made its way to Prague via John Dee, a famous occultist of the time.

From dating of the vellum, pigments, calligraphy, and drawings, the manuscript is judged to be from the late thirteenth century. It has been labeled as everything from an illustrated herbal, to an alchemical treatise written in code to protect the contents, to an elaborate hoax. Its contents are roughly thought to be divided into sections of astronomy/astrology, biology, cosmology, pharmaceuticals, and recipes. After Voynich's widow died, the manuscript was sold to a book dealer and then donated to Yale University.

Text from: Almanac of the Infamous, the Incredible, and the Ignored by Juanita Rose Violins, published by Weiser Books, 2009

[onlyhurtforaminute]

[cryptotheism]

why a coded gynaecology textbook?

The angle I've found most convincing is that the text is written in a coded form of medical shorthand, so even direct decoding only produces inconsistent fragments of words that 15th century doctors would have been able to read.

The strange illustrations of women bathing in large flowers are coded instructions for the production of medicated baths, a common treatment for gynocological ailments.

(this is just one of the many theories around the voynich manuscript, it's far from settled)

[floral-and-the-machine-blog]

I want to believe so badly that I’m gideon coded but the unfortunate reality is that I am sooooo harrow coded. The second coming of Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way. Listening to Gregorian chants 10 hour mix while decrypting the Voynich manuscript at 2 am. I am the night and light hurts my eyes and ew I don’t need sustenance and water and good health I NEED ANSWERS

[wizardliving]

the voynich manuscript is solved, by the way. i cracked the code years ago

[hands-of-fate-ocs]

"You have been so kind as to provide us with the main points, but I am sure there is still much to learn! I would like to make sure my decision is informed, when it comes to the future of my chapter. So your assistance would be much appreciated!"

“Ah. Of course, captain morgen.” He nods curtly, taking a sip of his warm beverage with a hum as his gaze falls to the Vox Master, who is *pointedly* staring at the captain’s chest.

“Voynich, please write directions and provide them with clearance codes to the grand archive. They are to have unrestricted access.” He hums, knocking the man from his fascination as he sputters. “O-of course, my lord!!!”

[sustense]

৫০০ বছরেরও বেশি সময় ধরে, এই পাণ্ডুলিপির ভাষা ও অর্থ আজও অজানা! কেউ কি কখনো এর রহস্য উন্মোচন করতে পারবে? এই ভিডিওতে আমরা জানবো এই রহস্যময় পাণ্ডুলিপির অজানা সত্য! 🕵️‍♂️

[schibborasso]

working on the voynich-page-project-collages for zines artfusion … (the original voynich manuscript is a document that is notable for its strange text, that to date hasn't been decrypted. theories range from a secret language or code to an old sort of joke or hoax.)

[max-headroomfiles]

I think today's episode about the Voynich Manuscript has to be the most interesting one yet. like, i genuinely hope at some point it gets solved soon but at the same time i like it being a mystery - something lost to history and time that we've discovered, something about an unsolved code is fascinating to me. also, the professor my boy