Since its discovery in 1969, the 15th century Voynich Manuscript has been a mystery and a cult phenomenon. Full of handwriting in an unknown language or code, the book is heavily illustrated with weird pictures of alien plants, naked women, strange objects, and zodiac symbols. Now, history researcher and television writer Nicholas Gibbs appears to have cracked the code, discovering that the book is actually a guide to women's health that's mostly plagiarized from other guides of the era.
Last week, a history researcher and television writer named Nicholas Gibbs published a long article in the Times Literary Supplement about how he'd cracked the code on the mysterious Voynich Manuscript. Unfortunately, say experts, his analysis was a mix of stuff we already knew and stuff he couldn't possibly prove.
Gibbs said in the TLS article that he did his research for an unnamed "television network." Given that Gibbs' main claim to fame before this article was a series of books about how to write and sell television screenplays, it seems that his goal in this research was probably to sell a television screenplay of his own. In 2015, https://scriptangel.wordpress.com/2015/03/05/screenwriter-interview-nicholas-gibbs/ where he said that in five years, "I would like to think I could have a returnable series up and running." Considering the dubious accuracyof many History Channel "documentaries," he might just get his wish.
The Voynich manuscript is a 15th-century illustrated codex written in an unknown and undecipherable language. It is named after Wilfrid Voynich, a book dealer who purchased it in 1912. It is considered mysterious because despite numerous attempts, no one has been able to decode its contents or determine its purpose.
Yes, in September 2021, a team of researchers claimed to have decoded the Voynich manuscript using artificial intelligence. They believe that the manuscript is written in a form of ancient Hebrew and contains information about herbal remedies.
The researchers used a machine learning algorithm to analyze the text and compare it to known languages. They also consulted with experts in ancient Hebrew and cryptography to decipher the code.
The researchers have published their findings in a peer-reviewed journal, providing evidence for their claims. However, their findings have yet to be independently verified, so the mystery of the Voynich manuscript may still persist.
If the Voynich manuscript has been decoded, it could provide valuable insight into the history and culture of the time period in which it was written. It could also shed light on the purpose and meaning of the manuscript, which has been a subject of debate among scholars for years.