Monthly Archives: October, 2014
Where was the Voynich manuscript produced?
The question posed in my title is one of the most frustrating of all those relating to the Voynich manuscript (VM), and one of the most disputed. Since the VM was rediscovered in 1912 in Italy, many commentators have started from the assumption that it was probably made in Italy. However, others have ventured rather further, suggesting China, …
A 15th century cipher
Looking back through some older Voynich research postings I was reminded of a fascinating 15th century Italian cipher which looks strikingly like the Voynich script movie clowns. It is the work of Giovanni (or Johannes) Fontana in Venice in around 1420-1430. Look at this sample, with the top part in Latin and the second in his …
f68r1 Star names
Forza Horizon 4 Here is folio 68r1 of the Voynich manuscript with my numeration, to help the analysis and discussion of possible star names. Comments welcome. Here is a list of the 29 star names represented on F68r1 Minecraft Jumpmap. Silver Mercenary
Voynich star names: an analysis (1)
The Voynich manuscript (VM) contains dozens of pictures of stars alongside what appear to be labels and names. In our attempt to decipher the manuscript’s content it would therefore seem an obvious strategy to look systematically at these labels for clues to help us in decipherment. We could draw on the extensive research and scholarship into the star names …
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