![]() It's more like spotting smoke in the distance. I'm fond of it because it's by no means a solution to the mystery. Unlike other Voynich "solutions" (such as that one Turkish guy and his son who "translated" several pages of it by discovering it was actually Turkish □) this one only produced a couple of words here and there for easily identifiable illustrations such as the picture of coriander and a couple of stars. I really liked Volder Z's old videos on YouTube - now sadly private - which explained the theory that the Voynich manuscript was written in an older form of Romani using a modified Syriac script. obviously it hasn't been confirmed or anything, just a popular theory hah. Still, I want to know what's the true story behind it. I don't have knowledge in that area, so I cannot give an informed opinion on the matter, but it seems like this wasn't "just random gibberish", but either a skilled conman's work or an actual cypher/language. There are hundreds of linguistic analysis available online. ![]() There has been theories that this was a Middle Ages hoax meant to scam potential buyers – or even a modern scam perpetuated by either Voynich himself or someone else. Here's a link in which you can read a scan of the text, provided by Yale University: Some of this speculation ranges from: An undiscovered old language or dialect, a cypher that hasn't yet been cracked, or mere gibberish. There has been much speculation about it. The content of the book consists of illustrations and the previously mentioned strange text. It was found in the early 20th century by Wilfrid M. The Voynich manuscript is a text allegedly written in an undeciphered language/code. Check out /r/AskLiteraryStudies if you have questions about literature and literary studies that you'd like answered by experts! All are welcome.Spoilers must be marked by an alert and obscured with Reddit editor's spoiler masking system. ![]() Please do not seek feedback or instruction on your writing.ĭo not submit videos vaguely related to literature. This includes written work, social media, medium, youtube, apps, or any other channel/material you are associated with. This includes posting surveys.ĭo not submit any form of advertising or self-promotion. Content: Do not submit posts that contain questions and no other content.ĭo not request help on homework assignments (students) or curriculum content (teachers). Analysis: Submissions must include poster's own analysis in either the body or the comments of a post. Relevance: Submissions must relate to literature, literary criticism, literary history, literary theory, or literary news. We are not /r/books: please do not use this sub to seek book recommendations or homework help. Discussions of literary criticism, literary history, literary theory, and critical theory are also welcome. Welcome to /r/literature, a community for deeper discussions of plays, poetry, short stories, and novels.
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