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The Voynich manuscript: Symbol roles revisited.

ABSTRACT: In this article, we employ simple descriptive methods in order to explore the peculiar behavior of the symbols in the Voynich Manuscript. Such an analysis reveals a group of symbols which are further analyzed for the possibility of being compounds (or ligatures), using a specifically developed method. The results suggest the possibility that the alphabet of the manuscript is a lot smaller, and steganographic type of encoding is proposed to explain the newly revealed properties.

SUBMITTER: Matlach V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8794160 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Voynich manuscript: Symbol roles revisited.

Matlach Vladimír V   Janečková Barbora Anna BA   Dostál Daniel D  

PloS one 20220127 1

In this article, we employ simple descriptive methods in order to explore the peculiar behavior of the symbols in the Voynich Manuscript. Such an analysis reveals a group of symbols which are further analyzed for the possibility of being compounds (or ligatures), using a specifically developed method. The results suggest the possibility that the alphabet of the manuscript is a lot smaller, and steganographic type of encoding is proposed to explain the newly revealed properties. ...[more]