Question 1

What is the Voynich Manuscript?

Accepted Answer

The Voynich Manuscript (Beinecke MS 408) is an illustrated codex of about 240 pages, radiocarbon-dated between 1404 and 1438, written in an unknown alphabet.

Question 2

What is the origin of the Voynich Manuscript?

Accepted Answer

No proposed solution has yet gained unanimous scholarly consensus. Our research identifies its origin in the Germanic language islands of the eastern Alps (Carnia, Cadore, Venetian Prealps): a herbal-recipe book in an Alpine High German dialect, whose transposition into a modern language (Italian and English) is in preparation.

Question 3

Who wrote the Voynich Manuscript?

Accepted Answer

The author, or authors (several hands can be recognised on the same vellum), remains unknown.

Question 4

How does this research assess hypotheses?

Accepted Answer

Every hypothesis is compared with a baseline, the score you would get by pure chance. A result that does not beat chance does not count.

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