08-04-2021, 08:55 PM
Why is any historical artifact important?
Why is the study of history itself important?
Does it matter whether there was a King of Egypt called Ramesses II? And does it matter what happened in his reign?
In my opinion we cannot be sure how important the Voynich manuscript is as there are many questions unanswered about it at this time.
For someone such as myself, who believes the manuscript to have been written in cipher, it certainly serves as important in the History of Cryptography. But then of course one is left with the question of whether pre-modern cryptography is an important or unimportant subject. How important in the History of Cryptography it turns out to be is dependent on the nature of the cipher used, which is don't yet precisely know.
If you are asking whether you should spend your time researching the Voynich then that is a different question.
Why is the study of history itself important?
Does it matter whether there was a King of Egypt called Ramesses II? And does it matter what happened in his reign?
In my opinion we cannot be sure how important the Voynich manuscript is as there are many questions unanswered about it at this time.
For someone such as myself, who believes the manuscript to have been written in cipher, it certainly serves as important in the History of Cryptography. But then of course one is left with the question of whether pre-modern cryptography is an important or unimportant subject. How important in the History of Cryptography it turns out to be is dependent on the nature of the cipher used, which is don't yet precisely know.
If you are asking whether you should spend your time researching the Voynich then that is a different question.