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Layered Superposition Experiments Using Voynich Folios - michaldobosz - 12-02-2026
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This is my first contribution to this forum.
I would like to share a different way of looking at the Voynich Manuscript. An Approach I began exploring on February 12, 2016. I assume that the folios may function as structural, layered graphic elements. When overlaid, they can produce emergent composite images. These interactions appear both 'orginal' manuscript order and in random combinations.
The hypothesis is that the Manuscript may consist of elements that fit together, allowing for structured page superposition and relative shifting.
I am attaching a video showing selected results from visual exsperiments conducted over the past few years. The number of combined layers is indicated in the video. Some sequences are of moderate quality - I worked with free software. This is not my professional field.
All material is based strictly on the orginal Yale University scans, of the Voynich Manuscript. I did not alter, recolor or edit any internal structures or script. The pages were used as they are.
This should be understood as a visual experiment, not a proposal of decipherment. It documents an emergent effect observed under repeted layered superpositon. Some results may appear chaotic, but these are indications that structured patters can arise under specific conditions.
I submit this material for critical examination and comparsion with ongoing resarch.
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Michal Dobosz
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RE: Layered Superposition Experiments Using Voynich Folios - Typpi - 12-02-2026
What am I looking at here? Why does it keep morphing into a fully colored picture, even as early as page 2?
Can you explain?
RE: Layered Superposition Experiments Using Voynich Folios - eggyk - 12-02-2026
(12-02-2026, 01:43 AM)Typpi Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.What am I looking at here? Why does it keep morphing into a fully colored picture, even as early as page 2?
Can you explain?
It seems to just be layers superimposed with some kind of negation or difference filter. When you put a odd numbered layer in, it goes back to normal-ish colours for the paper as the negation cancels itself out in most places.
RE: Layered Superposition Experiments Using Voynich Folios - Dana Scott - 12-02-2026
(12-02-2026, 12:43 AM)michaldobosz Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Dear Voynich Ninja Community, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
This is my first contribution to this forum.
I would like to share a different way of looking at the Voynich Manuscript. An Approach I began exploring on February 12, 2016. I assume that the folios may function as structural, layered graphic elements. When overlaid, they can produce emergent composite images. These interactions appear both 'orginal' manuscript order and in random combinations.
The hypothesis is that the Manuscript may consist of elements that fit together, allowing for structured page superposition and relative shifting.
I am attaching a video showing selected results from visual exsperiments conducted over the past few years. The number of combined layers is indicated in the video. Some sequences are of moderate quality - I worked with free software. This is not my professional field.
All material is based strictly on the orginal Yale University scans, of the Voynich Manuscript. I did not alter, recolor or edit any internal structures or script. The pages were used as they are.
This should be understood as a visual experiment, not a proposal of decipherment. It documents an emergent effect observed under repeted layered superpositon. Some results may appear chaotic, but these are indications that structured patters can arise under specific conditions.
I submit this material for critical examination and comparsion with ongoing resarch.
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Kind regards,
Michal Dobosz
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Hello Michal and welcome,
Can you provide an example and explanation of "...indications that structured patter[n]s ... arise under specific conditions"? Thank you.
Regards,
Dana Scott
RE: Layered Superposition Experiments Using Voynich Folios - michaldobosz - 15-02-2026
You are looking at the effect of layered page superposition using a difference/negation blend mode. Shared components, such as the parchment background, are partially cancelled out. Higher-contrast elements (contours, pigment) do not cancel symmetrically and begin to accumulate. As the number of layers increases, a threshold is reached where the structure becomes clearly visible. This is not a single hidden image, but an emergent effect resulting from the mathematics of stacking.
RE: Layered Superposition Experiments Using Voynich Folios - michaldobosz - 15-02-2026
The “return of color” effect results from layer parity in difference blending. With an odd number of layers, the final operation effectively flips the tonal interaction. As a result, some color information no longer cancels out and the image appears more “normal.” Minimal shifts (1–2 px) further alter local pixel interference. This is predictable algorithmic behavior, not an animated transformation.
I am attaching a sample video. On the left is the stack of layers. The order is random.
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RE: Layered Superposition Experiments Using Voynich Folios - Typpi - 15-02-2026
Can you post a picture of the end result?
It hard to tell where the end picture is in the video.
Also if you could give a description of what the picture is as well might help.