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05-22-2011, 07:23 PM
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This is an interesting read if you are in to oddities.
This book's author and purpose are unknown. It may have been used for alchemy, pharmacopoeia, and astrological purposes but no one knows for sure. It has never been translated from the mysterious language it was written in and no one has determined it's origin.
The history of the manuscript is still full of gaps, especially in its earliest part.[12] Since the manuscript's alphabet does not resemble any known script, and the text is still undeciphered, the only useful evidence as to the book's age and origin are the illustrations—especially the dress and hairstyles of the human figures and a few castles that are seen in the diagrams. They are all characteristically European, and based on that evidence, most experts assign the book to dates between 1450 and 1520. This estimate is supported by other secondary clues. In 2009, though, the material used to write the manuscript was carbon-dated to between 1404 and 1438, which predates the Gutenberg Bible by 25 years.[13][14]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript
http://historicmysteries.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Voynich1.png
It is incredibly detailed with 240 pages, written in patterns that mirror known languages. The language has been speculated to be a cipher or constructed language but no one has deciphered it that we know of.
http://toomuchnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1297504834-56.jpg
The subject matter is obscure, depicting unknown plants and astronomical designs.
http://www.generalmotors.se/images/voynich%20manuscript/voynich.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/68r.jpg
You can view it here:
http://www.archive.org/details/TheVoynichManuscript
This is an interesting read if you are in to oddities.
This book's author and purpose are unknown. It may have been used for alchemy, pharmacopoeia, and astrological purposes but no one knows for sure. It has never been translated from the mysterious language it was written in and no one has determined it's origin.
The history of the manuscript is still full of gaps, especially in its earliest part.[12] Since the manuscript's alphabet does not resemble any known script, and the text is still undeciphered, the only useful evidence as to the book's age and origin are the illustrations—especially the dress and hairstyles of the human figures and a few castles that are seen in the diagrams. They are all characteristically European, and based on that evidence, most experts assign the book to dates between 1450 and 1520. This estimate is supported by other secondary clues. In 2009, though, the material used to write the manuscript was carbon-dated to between 1404 and 1438, which predates the Gutenberg Bible by 25 years.[13][14]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript
http://historicmysteries.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Voynich1.png
It is incredibly detailed with 240 pages, written in patterns that mirror known languages. The language has been speculated to be a cipher or constructed language but no one has deciphered it that we know of.
http://toomuchnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1297504834-56.jpg
The subject matter is obscure, depicting unknown plants and astronomical designs.
http://www.generalmotors.se/images/voynich%20manuscript/voynich.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/68r.jpg
You can view it here:
http://www.archive.org/details/TheVoynichManuscript