State of the Voynich 2020

[Helmut Winkler]

[*]1. Does the text contain any meaning? yes

[*]2. Has the text been purposefully enciphered to conceal its meaning? no

[*]3. Do the images match the text? yes

[*]4. Are the plants meant to refer to real plants? yes

[*]5. Is the majority of the plants exotic from a European perspective (Asian, African, American...)?  no

[*]6. Have the  images been made ambiguous or otherwise strange to conceal their true meaning?  no

[*]7. Is alchemy an important part of the manuscript?  no

[*]8. Is astronomy and/or astrology an important part of the MS?  yes

[*]9. Is medicine an important part of the MS?  yes

[*]10. Is the MS the creative product of one mind, i.e. an author? (Taking into account the possibility that one or more scribes helped to fashion the physical manuscript) y11es

[*]11. Is the MS authored by a known historical figure? yes

[*]12. Will we ever be able to read the MS?  yes

[*]13. Will there be any breakthrough in Voynich studies in 2020? no

[*]14. Is the MS any kind of hoax?  no

[*]15. Have (part of) your views about the MS changed notably over the last few years?  no