The Most Mysterious Manuscript in The World
by What makes the Voynich Manuscript of particular interest is that no one has yet been able to read it in full; the text is written in a code that some of the world’s greatest cryptographers and linguistics experts have failed to decipher.
..The manuscript measures 53/4 by 81/2 inches and is some 200 pages long. Its vellum leaves are covered with extraordinary flowing writing – extraordinary because its author has used a completely unknown alphabet.
The Most Mysterious Manuscript in the World
By Mr. Ghaz, September 15, 2009
The Most Mysterious Manuscript in the World
AT THE BEINECKE RARE BOOK and Manuscript Library at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, hardly a day passes without an inquiry about a small volume known as the Voynich Manuscript.
The Beinecke contains countless rare books. What makes the Voynich Manuscript of particular interest is that no one has yet been able to read it in full; the text is written in a code that some of the world’s greatest cryptographers and linguistics experts have failed to decipher.
The manuscript measures 53/4 by 81/2 inches and is some 200 pages long. Its vellum leaves are covered with extraordinary flowing writing – extraordinary because its author has used a completely unknown alphabet. The illustrations accompanying the text are equally odd – they seem to represent plants, women, and astronomical configurations. Since neither the words nor pictures are easy to interpret, the book has been called the most mysterious manuscript in the world.
Discovering the Manuscript
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Post Commenthollynoel001
On September 15, 2009 at 1:19 pm
great article on the mystery of the voynich manuscript great research and wonderful pictures!!
susan
On September 15, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Very interesting. It’s unbelievable that no one has yet deciphered this book and that it’s not well known.
Debra.
On September 15, 2009 at 1:28 pm
That was a fascinating and well written piece. I have never heard of the Voynich Manuscript. Fascinating article, MrGhaz!
cutedrishti8
On September 15, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Nice one to share..Great work
Patrick Bernauw
On September 15, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Indeed one of the Great Mysteries of all time!
Tanya Wallace
On September 15, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Very fasinating read as always.Strange thing is I only found out about this manuscript a couple of months ago myself and began reading up on it so your timing for this was impecable! Much of the book has plants and flowers in it and the strangest part about these plants and flowers is that they do not exist! so no one really know what it does mean because they cannot even relate to the pictures of the plants for reference.Another excellent write Mr Ghaz!
unown971
On September 15, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Great article!
Davis
On September 15, 2009 at 8:30 pm
This article is very interesting! It would be great to know what the manuscript says. I hope someone can decipher it! I like it!
John
On September 15, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Good work as always.
ken bultman
On September 15, 2009 at 9:05 pm
You come up with some dandys and this is another one. It must have been hard to find a publisher for such a book. lol.
Pinaki Ghosh
On September 15, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Wonderful work. I liked it.
papaleng
On September 15, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Absolutely fantastic. keep on posting more quality and interesting post.
Idazalee
On September 16, 2009 at 1:07 am
Excellent!..well researched and very interesting as usual..I liked it! Thank you so much for sharing this highly creative stuff.
Idazalee
On September 16, 2009 at 1:11 am
Voynich Manuscript??.. never heard before?..it’s so unique and extremely mystery piece..Thank you
Christine Ramsay
On September 16, 2009 at 2:45 am
A very interesting read. I thought code breakers could break most codes. Maybe the writer set out to tease. Great work.
Christine
Francois Hagnere
On September 16, 2009 at 5:45 am
Magnificent article and very beautifully illustrated. This is a great mystery indeed. Thank you Mr Ghaz.
CHAN LEE PENG
On September 16, 2009 at 10:23 am
Great piece, interesting read, well written and illustrated. Thanks.
seashell66
On September 16, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Very interesting…some of it looks pseudo arabic…and the medieval period was a great time of exchange between arabic and Christian cultures, allthough not always peaceful…
Thanks for the write.
monica55
On September 17, 2009 at 1:59 am
A very well researched and illustrated piece. Excellent all round.
Monica.
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On September 17, 2009 at 3:02 am
Interesting article friend. Well written and well researched. Thanks.
Carla
On September 17, 2009 at 3:53 am
A great writing! Such manuscripts always keep secrets and mysteries from the past, but unfortunately, modern scientists can decipher only a few of them…
epoh
On September 18, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Absolutely amazing! I’ve never heard of such a manuscript before, but this caught my attention. I think I might read a bit more about it… great and ancient mystery isn’t it?
CaSundara
On September 19, 2009 at 6:03 am
This was very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
John
On November 26, 2009 at 6:40 am
Who is “Mr Ghaz”?
thestickman
On February 5, 2010 at 10:51 am
Love this. Note a fan of coders/coding/riddles, but their mystery is intriguing.
ronthoughts
On August 24, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Excellent write as always Mr Ghaz!