The Voynich Manuscript is a manuscript filled with illustrations that are written in a strange language. This manuscript named after an Antiquarian Bookseller, Wilfrid Voynich, was developed in the 15th or 16th centuries. The specific date of the creation of the manuscript is not recognized by many. Nonetheless, with thorough studies and researches, Central Europe is assumed as the place of the discovery. The use of radiocarbon helped narrow down the time the manuscript was created to the 15th century. This result refuted the theories of studies conducted in 2009, which claimed that Roger Bacon, a 13th-century scientist, wrote the manuscript.
Since its introduction and discovery, different scholars and researchers have desired to understand the cryptographic algorithm and text of the manuscript. The Voynich manuscript has been safely placed in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. This ancient cryptographic cipher codex by Voynich was designed with a peculiar measurement.
There are six different sections of the manuscript and they are categorized depending on the various illustrations. The largest section is the botanical section, with diverse types of illustrations. You will find about 113 huge comprehensive colorful designs of herbs and plants. The next section in size is the astrology and astronomy section, with 12 pages. It contains illustrations of the moon, stars, and the sun. You can also discover a few pages with drawings of zodiac symbols. The third section covers illustrations of women and the fourth part encompasses the cosmology section. The pharmaceutical section is quite similar to that of the botany. It also contains text and codes in the cryptographic algorithm. Deciphering the images of the various sections was possible with the efforts and time of scientists and scholars. However, decoding the words seemed much more difficult. Several cytologists and enthusiast professionals have attempted to decrypt the code script and have recorded insubstantial success. Take a look at the sample pages taken from just some of these books in the collection.
Since its introduction and discovery, different scholars and researchers have desired to understand the cryptographic algorithm and text of the manuscript. The Voynich manuscript has been safely placed in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. This ancient cryptographic cipher codex by Voynich was designed with a peculiar measurement.
There are six different sections of the manuscript and they are categorized depending on the various illustrations. The largest section is the botanical section, with diverse types of illustrations. You will find about 113 huge comprehensive colorful designs of herbs and plants. The next section in size is the astrology and astronomy section, with 12 pages. It contains illustrations of the moon, stars, and the sun. You can also discover a few pages with drawings of zodiac symbols. The third section covers illustrations of women and the fourth part encompasses the cosmology section. The pharmaceutical section is quite similar to that of the botany. It also contains text and codes in the cryptographic algorithm. Deciphering the images of the various sections was possible with the efforts and time of scientists and scholars. However, decoding the words seemed much more difficult. Several cytologists and enthusiast professionals have attempted to decrypt the code script and have recorded insubstantial success. Take a look at the sample pages taken from just some of these books in the collection.