14-05-2026, 08:02 PM
Hi all! I'm a longtime Voynich fan, and I decided to expound my analysis as a short story in historical fiction. TLDR summary:
If you enjoy the VMS as an escape from modern reality into a mysterious sub-world in medieval Christendom, you'll enjoy my tale too!
- The manuscript and its alphabet were invented by a scribe for "fun," where "fun" includes "mental escape from a dull, grim, misadventured life."
- The distinct styles (e.g. Currier A and B) are different moods and writing speeds of a single scribe.
- The text is basically a work of automatic writing, without meaning in any language. When we observe patterns, we are learning the scribe's preferences for how the symbols should be arranged.
- The artistic quirks and absence of Christian imagery reflect a scribe whose outlook was idiosyncratic, skeptical, and aloof from society.
If you enjoy the VMS as an escape from modern reality into a mysterious sub-world in medieval Christendom, you'll enjoy my tale too!