I had heard of the Voynich Manuscript before today, but watching your video is the first time I've seen a detailed analysis of it. And as I watched, little questions kept creeping in - • When the manuscript was carbon-dated, I'm assuming that the ink was also analyzed for authenticity. But even if these things are correct, could it still be a wild, elaborate hoax? • I don't see any punctuation marks in the text, and very few squiggles that might be capital letters. Is this significant? • Did Marci, Emperor Rudolph, or John Dee mention anywhere in their writings that the manuscript was a mystery to them? Or is it possible that they might have understood any of the manuscript? These boys were two hundred years closer to the early 15th Century than we are. • I've seen other illuminated manuscripts from Medieval times, and the illustrations are as exquisite as the writing. In Voynich, the penmanship is beautiful but the drawings look like something I would do, and they call me "graphically challenged" around here. Could this mean that the manuscript was an project taken on by one solitary person, and not part of an effort of a group, like the Church or some noble family? • So a few of the plants look a little bit like flora of the real world. Coincidence, yes? The more I look at the Voynich Manuscript, the more questions will show up in my head. Thanks for listening!
I had heard of the Voynich Manuscript before today, but watching your video is the first time I've seen a detailed analysis of it. And as I watched, little questions kept creeping in -
• When the manuscript was carbon-dated, I'm assuming that the ink was also analyzed for authenticity. But even if these things are correct, could it still be a wild, elaborate hoax?
• I don't see any punctuation marks in the text, and very few squiggles that might be capital letters. Is this significant?
• Did Marci, Emperor Rudolph, or John Dee mention anywhere in their writings that the manuscript was a mystery to them? Or is it possible that they might have understood any of the manuscript? These boys were two hundred years closer to the early 15th Century than we are.
• I've seen other illuminated manuscripts from Medieval times, and the illustrations are as exquisite as the writing. In Voynich, the penmanship is beautiful but the drawings look like something I would do, and they call me "graphically challenged" around here. Could this mean that the manuscript was an project taken on by one solitary person, and not part of an effort of a group, like the Church or some noble family?
• So a few of the plants look a little bit like flora of the real world. Coincidence, yes?
The more I look at the Voynich Manuscript, the more questions will show up in my head. Thanks for listening!
Thank you.