Secrets of the Voynich Manuscript

The Voynich Manuscript is well-deserving of the title “the most mysterious book of all time”. This fifteenth-century text is full of weird drawings: from alien plants with no biological counterpart to miniature people operating an array of unknown machines. And then there’s the writing: it’s composed in a mystery language, complete with a unique alphabet and grammar. To this day, no one has definitively solved this ancient code. In this video, I want to investigate the world’s most mysterious book, and explore the secrets of the Voynich Manuscript. From its mysterious history, passing from the hands of scholars, emperors and book dealers; to its illustrations, and how they have much in common with early medical textbooks. When it comes to the cryptic language(s) there are countless theories ranging from natural languages like Hebrew or Latin, to constructed languages built from scratch. With a topic as complex as the Voynich manuscript, there is plenty I haven’t been able to talk about. But I hope this video offers a solid introduction to one of humanity’s greatest mysteries… I really hope you enjoyed this one, and thank you all for your patience! I thought it was time I made a long-form video. I’ll be away on vacation these next few weeks, so it may be a while until my next upload. But I hope this video gives you plenty to chew on. Thanks for 642k subscribers! H. --------- Chapters ------------- Sources & Further Reading: Digitised Copy https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2002046 Voynich Manuscript – Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript Voynich.nu http://www.voynich.nu/index.html The Strange Quest to Crack the Voynich Code — Undark https://undark.org/2020/02/12/decoding-bizarre-voynich-manuscript/ AI didn’t decode the cryptic Voynich manuscript… it just added to the mystery — The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/1/16959454/voynich-manuscript-mystery-ai-decoded-debunked The Voynich Manuscript: Evidence of the Hoax Hypothesis – Schinner (2007) What We Know About The Voynich Manuscript — Reddy & Knight (2011) Decoding Anagrammed Texts Written in an Unknown Language and Script — Hauer & Kondrak (2016) The Linguistics of the Voynich Manuscript — Bowern & Lindemann (2020) Wellcome Apocalypse — Wellcome Collection https://wellcomecollection.org/works/du9ua6nd/items?canvas=1 ------------- Music: Intro - Epic of Gilgamesh in Sumerian by Peter Pringle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUcTs... A Celtic Blessing by Bonnie Grace Via Epidemic Sound Dark Water Secrets by Kikoru Via Epidemic Sound Two Lover’s Bane by David Celeste Via Epidemic Sound The Inspector by David Celeste Via Epidemic Sound Erudition by Amber Jaune Via Epidemic Sound Godsend by Johannes Bornlof Via Epidemic Sound Wandering Soul by Gabriel Lewis Via Epidemic Sound The Mist by Gavin Luke Via Epidemic Sound The Inventor by David Celeste Via Epidemic Sound Outro - Peaceful Ambient Music by CO.AG https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcav... License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... ------------- Find me on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/hochelaga_yt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hochelaga_yt/ Discord: https://discord.gg/29tngpT --------- Email me: [email protected]