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| Voynich Presentation! |
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Posted by: Voynich_Girl - 16-12-2025, 05:51 PM - Forum: Voynich Talk
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Hello Everyone!
So just a quick overview I am set to present at the Maryland Collegiate Honors Conference (MCHC) in February 2026, and I am presenting my project titled: America's Pursuit of Elusive Knowledge: A Historiographical Overview on the Voynich Manuscript, where I am specifically focusing on some of the work done in America on the Voynich Manuscript (source list at the bottom), I was wondering if there was any way to get in contact with any of the sources I am using, I know D'Imperio, Newbold, Tucker, Sherwood, etc. have passed but I wasn't sure if there was anyone else that I could contact regarding their work. For example I know Sherwood's daughter Erica helped her and didn't know if there was an email or other form of contact for her. Additionally if anyone is interested in seeing my original Historiography paper, proposal for MCHC, or an outline of my presentation feel free to drop a comment below!
- Sincerely,
Torre
1. Bower,L. Lindermann,L. The Linguistics of the Voynich Manuscript. Yale University (2020)
2. D'Imperio, M.E. The Voynich Manuscript: An Elegant Enigma. National Security Agency/ Cetural Security Service, Fort George G. Meade, Md, 1978.
3. Janick J. Tucker A. Floral of the Voynich Codex: An Exploration of Aztec Plants. Springer (2019)
4. Janick J. Tucker A. Unraveling the Voynich Codex (Fascinating Life Science). Springer (2018)
5. Sherwood, E. Voynich Botanical Plants (n.d)
6. Sherwood, E. Voynich Botanical Plants 2.0 (n.d)
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| Some Notes on the Voynich Manuscript |
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Posted by: Hazama Kaizuka - 16-12-2025, 03:33 PM - Forum: The Slop Bucket
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Hello,
I have uploaded a document related to my ongoing observations on the Voynich Manuscript and obtained a Zenodo DOI for stable reference.
I am posting the link here simply to make it available.
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こんにちは。
ヴォイニッチ手稿に関する現在の観察をまとめた文書をアップロードし、参照用として Zenodo で DOI を取得しました。
単純に公開しておく目的で、ここにリンクを置きます。
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| restoring parts of the missing pages |
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Posted by: georg - 16-12-2025, 01:19 PM - Forum: Theories & Solutions
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With MSI (Multispectral Imaging) it was possible to recover faded text (example: 1r), but the scans also capture parts from the facing page (example: 26r shows offset from 25v). In case there are ever MSI scans of the whole book (or at least of the pages facing the missing ones - which could possibly be the case already), we could get a glimpse of what was on those missing pages.
I don't know much about post-processing, but one would have to subtract the normal scan (and the show-through) from the MSI scan. Obviously this would only reveal very little, but that shouldn't stop anyone from trying.
Has something like that done on any other manuscript?
It would be possible to fine-tune this process with the scans we already have, since we know what the process is supposed to reveal.
Additionally this could be of great help to restore the original order of the pages!
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| Some Notes on the Voynich Manuscript |
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Posted by: Hazama Kaizuka - 15-12-2025, 07:38 PM - Forum: Voynich Talk
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These are some informal notes on how I personally think about the Voynich Manuscript.
Rather than attempting to read or interpret the text directly, I tend to focus on external and contextual factors such as structure, material aspects, page order, later additions, and signs of use or modification.
I am open to comments, but my working style is to first think things through in a self-consistent way, and then gradually adjust my views based on discussion and evidence.
I am not proposing a solution here—just sharing a way of thinking.
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| First post from Japan: asking for guidance on presenting independent Voynich analysis |
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Posted by: Hazama Kaizuka - 15-12-2025, 07:07 PM - Forum: The Slop Bucket
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Hello everyone,
This is my first post on Voynich Ninja, and also my first time posting on an overseas forum.
I apologize if my earlier attempt caused any confusion or inconvenience — I was not yet familiar with the customs here.
I have been working independently on an analysis of the Voynich Manuscript for some time.
The ideas and structure of the analysis are my own, based on direct examination of folios, layout, repetition, and functional relationships between sections.
That said, I should be transparent:
I sometimes use language tools (such as LLMs) only to help with English phrasing and formatting.
They are not used to generate hypotheses, interpretations, or conclusions.
Before presenting any concrete theory here, I would like to ask for guidance from more experienced members:
– What is the appropriate way to introduce an independent line of analysis?
– What level of evidence or presentation is expected to avoid misunderstandings?
– Are there recommended formats or prior examples I should study?
I respect the standards of this forum and would like to proceed carefully.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your time.
こんにちは。
こちらは Voynich Ninja での初投稿であり、海外フォーラムへの投稿自体も初めてです。
先ほどの投稿で、もし混乱やご迷惑をおかけしていたら申し訳ありません。
この場での作法や慣習を十分に理解していませんでした。
私は、ヴォイニッチ手稿について、しばらくの間、個人的に独立した解析を行ってきました。
その内容は、フォリオの構成、レイアウト、反復、セクション間の機能的関係などを
実物に基づいて検討したもので、仮説や解釈の考えそのものは自分自身によるものです。
一方で、正直にお伝えすると、
英語表現や文章整形の補助として、言語ツール（LLM など）を使うことはあります。
ただし、それらは仮説の生成・解釈・結論には使用していません。
本格的な内容を投稿する前に、
このフォーラムに詳しい皆さんに、まず作法について助言をいただきたいと考えています。
・独自の解析を紹介する際の適切な進め方
・誤解を避けるために求められる提示レベル
・参考にすべき過去のスレッドや形式
このフォーラムの基準を尊重し、慎重に進めたいと思っています。
どのような助言でもいただければ幸いです。
よろしくお願いします。
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| A structural analysis of the Voynich Manuscript as a functional document |
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Posted by: Hazama Kaizuka - 15-12-2025, 05:35 PM - Forum: The Slop Bucket
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Part 1: Physical Loss and Structural Continuity in the Voynich Manuscript
(ヴォイニッチ手稿における物理的欠損と構造的一貫性)
English Summary
This post is Part 1 of a multi-part summary of a longer research work originally written in Japanese.
The English section provides a concise summary for discussion.
The full Japanese text is included below for transparency and precise reference.
This is a working hypothesis based on observable structural features of the manuscript.
It does not claim a definitive decipherment.
English Text
This chapter establishes the basic conditions under which the analysis of the Voynich Manuscript is conducted, focusing on the extent of surviving material and the portions that are demonstrably lost.
The Voynich Manuscript (Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 408) preserves most of its overall structure.
However, it is also clear that several folios have been physically lost.
This study follows the folio numbering and organization established by Yale University and treats these losses as fixed premises for analysis.
Based on extant material and scholarly consensus, the following folios are confirmed to be physically missing:- f12
- f59
- f60
- f61
- f62
- f109
- f110
- f111
These folios are entirely lost, including both text and illustrations, and therefore cannot be reconstructed or restored.
The number of extant folios is 116, while the original manuscript is estimated to have consisted of approximately 124 folios.
Accordingly, the Voynich Manuscript should be regarded as a partially lost manuscript: its overall structure remains traceable, but critical gaps exist at key locations.
Importantly, the missing folios are not randomly distributed.
They are concentrated at structurally significant points within the manuscript:- f12: the opening of the Herbal section, corresponding to the loss of part of the initial plant set
- f59–62: a sectional boundary, marking the transition from the Herbal to the Cosmological section
- f109–111: the terminal portion, corresponding to the transition from the Recipes section to the Appendix
This pattern suggests that the losses occurred at structural turning points rather than as accidental or isolated events.
In this study, no attempt is made to speculate about or reconstruct the contents of the missing folios.
Instead, the analysis focuses on clarifying:- the relationships among the extant folios,
- the functional continuity between sections, and
- what specific connections are interrupted by the losses.
By making these discontinuities explicit, it becomes possible to demonstrate that a coherent overall structure remains intelligible even in the presence of missing material.
日本語本文（原文）
第0章 導入
1. 本章の目的
本章では、ヴォイニッチ手稿の解析を行うにあたり、
現存している資料の範囲と、史料的に欠損が確定している部分を整理する。
ヴォイニッチ手稿（Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 所蔵、MS 408）は、
全体の構成がほぼ保存されている一方で、
いくつかのフォリオ（葉）が物理的に失われていることが確認されている。
本書では、イェール大学による整理・番号付与に基づき、
これらの欠損を前提条件として解析を進める。
2. 史料的に「欠損している」と確定している部分
以下は、現存資料および研究史上の合意により、
物理的に欠損していることが確定しているフォリオである。
■ フォリオ欠損（葉そのものが失われている）
f12
f59
f60
f61
f62
f109
f110
f111
これらのフォリオは、
本文・図像ともに完全に失われており、
復元や再構成は不可能である。
3. 現存状況の整理
現存フォリオ数：116
本来存在したと考えられるフォリオ数：約124前後
すなわち、
全体の構造は把握可能であるものの、
要所に欠損が存在する「部分欠落写本」である。
4. 欠損位置の機能的意味
欠損しているフォリオは、
いずれも手稿の構造上、意味のある位置に集中している。
欠損位置｜想定セクション｜構造上の意味
f12｜Herbal 冒頭部｜初期薬草セットの一部欠落
f59–62｜セクション境界｜Herbal → Cosmological の接続部
f109–111｜終盤部｜Recipes → Appendix（補遺）への移行部
この配置は、
偶発的な欠落というよりも、
構造上の節目が失われていることを示している。
5. 本書における欠損の扱い
本書では、
欠損部分を推測や想像で補うことは行わない。
代わりに、- 現存フォリオ同士の関係性
- セクション間の機能的連続性
- 欠損が「何を断ち切っているか」
を明示することで、
欠損を含んだままでも成立する全体構造を示すことを目的とする。
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| Quire 13. Text first. Pictures after. |
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Posted by: dashstofsk - 14-12-2025, 02:31 PM - Forum: Physical material
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Has it ever been discussed that in quire 13 it seems that the pictures might have been done after the text had been written? The writer left spaces for the drawings to be added later? And all the tubes, ponds and flower pot things were then sized to fit the available space? Here is some evidence.
- f79r and f79v. The text margin is straight and does not flow around the contours of the pictures.
- f81r. Space had been left on the right of the page for drawings that were never made. There wasn't enough space at the top to fully draw the bath tub thing that was intended. The bath tub at the bottom has also not been completed. Perhaps the writer just got annoyed with himself and abandoned this page.
- f84v. The text on the right does not align with the bulk of the text. If text came last then it would have aligned. So it looks like that text was added after the drawings were done, and these drawings after the main text was done.
- f75r. If drawings came first then it is unlikely the first drawing would have been done slanty.
- f82v and other pages. The drawings on the right hand sides were done cramped. Had they been done first they would have commanded more space and the writing would have stopped short.
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| Functional Reconstruction of the Voynich Manuscript as a Modular Medical System (DOI- |
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Posted by: juananAI - 13-12-2025, 10:03 PM - Forum: The Slop Bucket
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Hello everyone,
I would like to share a recently completed research project on the Voynich Manuscript (Beinecke MS 408), now formally published with DOI, which proposes a non-linguistic, functional reconstruction of the manuscript as a modular medical system rather than a narrative or literary text.
The central hypothesis of the study is that the Voynich Manuscript operates as a 15th-century professional vademecum: a structured expert system integrating diagnosis, materia medica, and therapeutic protocols. Instead of pursuing phonetic or linguistic decipherment, the research focuses on structural engineering, internal consistency, and functional correlations between the manuscript’s sections.
The analysis treats the manuscript as an operational system in which different sections interact through a defined workflow, rather than as isolated or symbolic components.
Key contributions of the study include:
• Identification of a relational workflow linking diagnosis (zodiacal and anatomical sections), ingredients (herbal folios), and preparation/execution protocols (recipe section).
• Proposal of a binary pharmaceutical code based on recurring stars, containers, and humoral logic (hot/dry vs. cold/wet), consistently applied across multiple sections.
• Evidence for rigid syntactic templates in the recipe text, supporting the interpretation of the script as technical notation or procedural encoding rather than natural language prose.
• Functional reconstruction of the final recipe section (folios 103r–116v), organized according to the medieval anatomical principle a capite ad calcem, and consistent with contemporary medical traditions such as Salernitan humoral theory.
The full research is openly available here:
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In addition, I have prepared a short explanatory video that summarizes the methodology and main structural findings. This video is intended solely as a visual aid to the published paper, not as a substitute for the formal analysis.
I am sharing this work here for critical discussion and feedback, particularly regarding the proposed structural model, its internal consistency, and its compatibility with known late-medieval medical and pharmacological practices.
Best regards,
Juanan
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