How to Create the Voynich Manuscript Using a Simple Faceted Notation
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The Voynich manuscript has fuelled an industry of books and research for over 100 years since its discovery. Explanations have come and gone but in all that time little progress has been made in understanding the document. Attempts at finding a hidden meaning that can be revealed through language analysis or cryptographic techniques have yielded mixed results, giving credence to hoax-based accounts. It is my belief that the Voynich is a private notation and on here I have published a number of papers discussing faceted notations. This document takes that work a step further by proposing a notation that can explain how the Voynich may have been created. The underlying premise of this proposal is simplicity and consistency. The suggestion requires no special rules, no complex process to apply it nor indeed leaps of faith. I am not proposing a 'translation' because I believe that no direct translation is possible. More likely, if this approach is pursued by others, it may be possible to identify an accurate profile of the source data that fed the manuscript's creation.
Author: Mallet, Gareth Dylan
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7223667793