Kingsize Wombat
Justified & Ancient
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The Academy strikes back! Calling this "solved" might have been premature. But I still see some merit in the approach.
What a tease! No indication what the deciphered portions seem to say!
You mean Kayley?This Youtube video does not break new ground but it seems to be a concise and sensible guide to the subject:
History with Kayleigh on Voynich Manuscript.
I may even have to review my prejudices about the name Kayleigh!
You mean Kayley?
yeah, that vid by Kayleigh was... good for a basic explanation. It's not in-depth, but it's reasonably accurate. Also looking at the comments gave me reason to ponder this thing:
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That look at all familiar to you? well it's a Glagolitic inscription thought to date to the 11th century. It's not the same symbol set as the Voynich manuscript, but.... it does show that there are REAL languages that can look like that.
Yeah, there's a lot more writing systems out there that faded into obscurity so long ago most modern people never heard of them. The idea that this book was one such language that is otherwise lost? mmmmm thought provoking.
Yeah, there's a lot more writing systems out there that faded into obscurity so long ago most modern people never heard of them. The idea that this book was one such language that is otherwise lost? mmmmm thought provoking.
Here's a good example from not so very long ago - Charles Dickens' mysterious shorthand ...
Came here to post about the same thing, you beat me to it....I read this article and it was quite interesting and plausibleMost of the manuscript is about sex?
https://theconversation.com/for-600...tery-now-we-think-its-partly-about-sex-227157