As you may have noticed, I started making videos again. I decided to call the series "Voynich talk", both because it describes the contents well, and as a nod to this (sub)forum. I have a few ideas for videos I'd like to make, but I'm also curious for your requests and ideas. These could be:
- Interviews; I stepped away from an "interviews only" structure, but of course they will still be part of the series. Getting the views of specialists who usually don't post on forums remains one of the goals. It will probably help if I make some decent videos first, so they know I'm not crazy.
- A subject you'd like to see/hear someone explain or talk about. For example, when Rene's new language classification system is on point, I'd like to talk to him again about that.
- Anyone from the forum or outside who would like to tell me about a Voynich-related or adjacent topic they are passionate about, new research they are conducting...
- Some other form, like a debate, a review...
- ...
So really anything you can think of that would make a good video.
Very glad you started producing videos again!
Can we understand more about the VMS by looking at its "siblings"?
The Rohonc Codex and other strange manuscripts. Similarities, differences.
Getting someone to talk about the Rohonc Codex would certainly be extremely interesting. But the challenge there is probably to find the right persons, since I don't know the first thing about it. And working up to a point where I can have an informed conversation about it would take several months of study. Right now I wouldn't even be able to tell the difference between crackpot Rohonc theorists (I'm sure those exist there as well) and serious researchers with knowledge about the subject.
Famous decipherment claims and why they're most likely wrong!
For me here are things I would be interested to hear about:
- Interview of Julian Bunn
- A talk about the physical structure of the MS, dimensions, materials, holes, inks, colors...
- Glyphs - forms, constructions, similarities, hypothesis...
- Art style analysis and descriptions
(30-04-2024, 10:48 AM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Getting someone to talk about the Rohonc Codex would certainly be extremely interesting. But the challenge there is probably to find the right persons, since I don't know the first thing about it. And working up to a point where I can have an informed conversation about it would take several months of study. Right now I wouldn't even be able to tell the difference between crackpot Rohonc theorists (I'm sure those exist there as well) and serious researchers with knowledge about the subject.
I can think of two people, I know both and both are well aware of the Voynich MS. It is just a matter of asking if one of them is willing to do it.
(30-04-2024, 04:52 PM)ReneZ Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (30-04-2024, 10:48 AM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Getting someone to talk about the Rohonc Codex would certainly be extremely interesting. But the challenge there is probably to find the right persons, since I don't know the first thing about it. And working up to a point where I can have an informed conversation about it would take several months of study. Right now I wouldn't even be able to tell the difference between crackpot Rohonc theorists (I'm sure those exist there as well) and serious researchers with knowledge about the subject.
I can think of two people, I know both and both are well aware of the Voynich MS. It is just a matter of asking if one of them is willing to do it.
Awesome!
Any other "weird" manuscripts would also be interesting to hear about.
If any Rohonc specialist is willing to participate I would be more than happy to record a video with them. Let's try to make it happen.
(30-04-2024, 12:35 PM)Lissu Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Famous decipherment claims and why they're most likely wrong!
This is also a good idea. To make it more YouTube friendly, maybe something like "Five reasons why every solution to the Voyinch manuscript you've ever heard is wrong". This would be a list of common mistakes, and some examples of mediatized claims that make them. This subject could be prepared in a forum thread.
(30-04-2024, 04:52 PM)ReneZ Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I can think of two people, I know both and both are well aware of the Voynich MS. It is just a matter of asking if one of them is willing to do it.
(30-04-2024, 06:51 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.If any Rohonc specialist is willing to participate I would be more than happy to record a video with them. Let's try to make it happen.
Not sure if these are the same two people Rene is thinking of but Levente Zoltán Király and Gábor Tokai published an article in Cryptologia in 2018 about the Rohonc Codex. The Taylor and Francis link below includes an email address for Király. Nick Pelling wrote an article on Cipher Mysteries about the codex last year and discussed their work in it.
Cracking the code of the Rohonc Codex: You are not allowed to view links.
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Sort of along the same lines but modern instead of historic, You are not allowed to view links.
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