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• Possible Identification of a Handwriting Match for the Voynich Manuscript Author

  basriemin > 04-01-2026, 05:00 PM

  I believe I have found a text whose handwriting is compatible with that of the author of the Voynich Manuscript. This text is historically consistent with the Voynich period. It contains information about the author’s name, the city he was associated with, and even the school where he studied. In addition, the marginal notes in the book include remarks that appear to explain the underlying logic by which the Voynich manuscript was written.
  
  How can I compare this handwriting with the Voynich text in a scientific and reliable way? Could you recommend a specialist or expert in this field?

• RE: Possible Identification of a Handwriting Match for the Voynich Manuscript Author

  oshfdk > 04-01-2026, 05:20 PM

  Hi,
  
  Here's a relatively fresh thread that I think discusses in detail how to match handwriting: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
  
  I'm not sure handwriting by itself is a strong enough indication of the authorship, I think there were many popular styless of handwriting shared by many people in various localities and time periods.

• RE: Possible Identification of a Handwriting Match for the Voynich Manuscript Author

  basriemin > 04-01-2026, 05:58 PM

  First of all, thank you for your reply. This forumต is genuinely impressive. Discussions here are consistently detailed, careful, and serious, which is truly admirable.
  The text I have identified is not just another manuscript from the same period. I have several concrete reasons to believe that it was written by the same hand. 
  
  Because the Voynich text uses its own autonomous writing system and does not directly reproduce Latin letters, direct comparison is inherently difficult. For this reason, I believe the partially Latin colophon on the final page is a far more suitable basis for paleographic comparison.
  
  I think it would be highly valuable for a specialist to compare the texts I have found, since any meaningful match could help resolve a number of long-standing uncertainties.

• RE: Possible Identification of a Handwriting Match for the Voynich Manuscript Author

  MarcoP > 04-01-2026, 07:43 PM

  Koen Gheuens made this video on the subject and moderates this forum
  
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  If you post here, he can give you valuable feedback

• RE: Possible Identification of a Handwriting Match for the Voynich Manuscript Author

  Koen G > 04-01-2026, 08:21 PM

  Welcome to the forum! There are several people here who could help (including me), but it depends what you want to compare. Do you somehow want to compare Latin script to Voynichese script? Or are you talking about the Voynich marginalia?

• RE: Possible Identification of a Handwriting Match for the Voynich Manuscript Author

  magnesium > 1 hour ago

  (04-01-2026, 07:43 PM)MarcoP Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Koen Gheuens made this video on the subject and moderates this forum
  
  You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
  
  If you post here, he can give you valuable feedback

  
  As far as I’m concerned, Koen and Marco have done the most detailed analyses to date of the marginalia handwriting. I and others on the forum have suggested potential handwriting references from time to time, as well. This is the best place on the Internet to get feedback on your findings.

• RE: Possible Identification of a Handwriting Match for the Voynich Manuscript Author

  magnesium > 1 hour ago

  (04-01-2026, 05:00 PM)basriemin Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I believe I have found a text whose handwriting is compatible with that of the author of the Voynich Manuscript. This text is historically consistent with the Voynich period. It contains information about the author’s name, the city he was associated with, and even the school where he studied. In addition, the marginal notes in the book include remarks that appear to explain the underlying logic by which the Voynich manuscript was written.
  
  How can I compare this handwriting with the Voynich text in a scientific and reliable way? Could you recommend a specialist or expert in this field?

  
  With full credit to the original poster, in another post the original poster mentions a Vatican Library copy of Ibn Sina’s Canon of Medicine with a page that somewhat resembles some of what’s seen in the VMS. I believe this book may be what he is talking about, specifically in comparison to the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. marginalia: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
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