Unraveling the Voynich Codex

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My first impressions after reading some chapters of the book are very mixed:

1. The botanical analysis (the most authoritative part ) is very suggestive. I'm not so sure though that the poor quality of the botanical illustrations permit (even to professional botanists) such accuracy. It has to be said, that they only claim "Thus, of the 146 phytomorphs in the Voynich Codex with inflorescences or fruits, 55 (37.7%) were identified." Not bad but not overwhelming.

2. Disturbing are the references to the loony fringe of Voynich adepts, for example Landmann (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.) and Sambhu (https://
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pdf.)

3. The interpretation of the Rosette folio as a cabbalistic Tree of Life (and subsequently as a map of catholic New Spain) is quite daring, The classical topology of the Sephiroth is not respected (only 9 instead of 10) .

As I have said, I have mixed feelings about this book. It clearly merits to be critically read but its sloppy scholarship and pretty extraordinary claims make me skeptic.
As Carl Sagan said: " Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence".