State of the Voynich 2020

[Wladimir D]

1. Does the text contain any meaning? Yes (for Q 1, 2, 3 (А), 4 (А), f88, 89, 99-102)
   
2. Has the text been purposefully enciphered to conceal its meaning? Yes
   
3. Do the images match the text? Yes (for Q 1, 2, 3 (А), 4 (А), f88, 89, 99-102)
   
4. Are the plants meant to refer to real plants? For large plants - Yes. For small plants, part is a real plant, another part is applications (remember the carts You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. )
   
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? Yes.
   
7. Is alchemy an important part of the manuscript? No.
   
8. Is astronomy and/or astrology an important part of the MS? No
   
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) Yes.
    
11. Is the MS authored by a known historical figure? Yes (I cannot rule this out).
    
12. Will we ever be able to read the MS? (understand the meaning / purpose - yes)
    
13. Will there be any breakthrough in Voynich studies in 2020? No.
    
14. Is the MS any kind of hoax? YES (The goal of any cryptography is deception)
    
15. Have (part of) your views about the MS changed notably over the last few years? Yes. This was influenced by the work of Torsten Timm and the work of Alexander Ulyanenko (the work of the three English queens in the “zodiacs”). Here I can (presumptuously) include my work on transcription in elementary touches.