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Voynich Manuscript to be Published - 9/23/2016 8:49:08 PM   
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"The Voynich Manuscript, a 600-year-old book no one can read, is about to become a bestseller.

Siloe, a small publishing house in Spain specializing in handcrafted replicas of ancient manuscripts, has been granted the exclusive rights to create 898 facsimiles of the Voynich. The illustrated codex is considered by many to be the world's most mysterious book, having flummoxed professional and amateur cryptographers since its discovery by a Polish book dealer in 1912."

"No ordinary scan and print project, the Voynich replicas will be meticulously crafted to match every "stain, hole, and sewn-up tear in the parchment," according to the news agency. The publishing house has even created a secret paste and aging process to make the more than 200 pages of the book appear and feel indistinguishable from the real thing. The process is expected to take a full 18 months to complete."




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RE: Voynich Manuscript to be Published - 9/23/2016 9:34:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for sharing & the link!

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RE: Voynich Manuscript to be Published - 9/24/2016 6:14:25 AM   
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RE: Voynich Manuscript to be Published - 9/24/2016 6:46:10 AM   
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My question would be how many languages will it be translated into?
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I'm confused How can it be translated if no one can read it? Sounds like a load of old horsepoo to me


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RE: Voynich Manuscript to be Published - 9/24/2016 12:17:34 PM   
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My question would be how many languages will it be translated into?
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I'm confused How can it be translated if no one can read it? Sounds like a load of old horsepoo to me




I guess I'm misunderstanding. Is it the language they can't decipher? Or, are the contents in a known language but the meaning of the books content eluding them?

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RE: Voynich Manuscript to be Published - 9/24/2016 12:27:20 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Zap

My question would be how many languages will it be translated into?
warspite1

I'm confused How can it be translated if no one can read it? Sounds like a load of old horsepoo to me




I guess I'm misunderstanding. Is it the language they can't decipher? Or, are the contents in a known language but the meaning is mysterious?

It is explained at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript

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RE: Voynich Manuscript to be Published - 9/24/2016 12:39:40 PM   
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@Zorch thanks for posting the story. I never knew about this.

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RE: Voynich Manuscript to be Published - 9/24/2016 8:26:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		This is exciting news indeed. I've had a long interest in the Voynich manuscript (even done some conlang/coding language work inspired by it). I'd love to have a copy of it for my coffee table.

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RE: Voynich Manuscript to be Published - 9/25/2016 10:43:53 AM   
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Then lucky you, the book described above will only cost $8,000 to $9,000 (according to the article).

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RE: Voynich Manuscript to be Published - 9/25/2016 12:55:25 PM   
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Then lucky you, the book described above will only cost $8,000 to $9,000 (according to the article).

Bargain! Fortunately Yale are releasing a (presumably more affordable) hardcover edition in November.

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