Category Archives: fantasy

The Antikythera Mechanism of Manuscripts

Posted on May 27, 2012 by proto57

As I came away from the recent Voynich 100 Conference at the Villa Mondragone in Frascati, Italy, I found myself thinking of some old problems in new ways. Probably most useful to organizing my thoughts was my interview by Lisa … Continue reading →

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A Volcano in the Voynich?

Posted on April 21, 2012 by proto57

The best way find answers to a tough problem is to ask the right questions, and the right ones are usually new ones. Asking the same old questions, over and over, will get one nowhere, because they usually produce the … Continue reading →

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Of Course It’s a Puzzle

Posted on June 22, 2011 by proto57

This post is not about whether or not the Voynich Manuscript is from 1420, 1550, 1610 or 1912. It is about just how crazy it is that we simply cannot say for certain. And just how difficult a situation this … Continue reading →

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Something Sheepy in the State of Denmark?

Posted on February 26, 2011 by proto57

What should one think, when two documents, arguably the number one and number two most controversial parchment/vellum artifacts known to history, were discovered to have been made at virtually the same moment in history? The Voynich was dated by the … Continue reading →

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Bird Glyphs, Aztecs, Aries, Hakluyt et al.

Posted on September 12, 2010 by proto57

The so called “bird glyphs” from the Voynich Manuscripts f1r are typical of those details which seem to cry out “THIS is what I am!”, while not actually helping one bit in that direction. There is just enough to give … Continue reading →

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A Strange Coincidence

Posted on June 23, 2010 by proto57

There are no contemporary references to the Voynich Manuscript that we know of, only a few 17th century letters which were written long after it was created. The first which appeared is the famous Marci Letter of 1665, which Wilfrid … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit Like Everything, a Whole Lot Like Nothing

Posted on May 6, 2010 by proto57

…That is how I often think of the Voynich Manuscript. On the one hand it has reminded countless people of many different styles from every age of every corner of the earth… while at the same time, it is almost … Continue reading →

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A Trip to the Rosettes

Posted on October 17, 2009 by proto57

The rosettes pages of the Voynich Manuscript are filled with some of the most controversial illustrations of the entire book. Many of it’s elements seem close enough to real objects or places to excite a possible identification to some actual … Continue reading →

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But who would use Vellum, anyway?

Posted on October 9, 2009 by proto57

The choice of vellum for all the pages of the Voynich has been seen as a clue for the dating, origins and purpose of the book. The cost of vellum, and the era of common usage of the material, have … Continue reading →

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Prop, Hoax, Tribute or Art?

Posted on August 14, 2009 by proto57

If we assume, as this theory does, that the Voynich Manuscript could be an “artifact of fiction”, this still does not give a specific reason for it’s creation. I mean, the theory surmises a “what”, but not a “why”. Of … Continue reading →

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