In this video we explore the unsolved enigma that is the Voynich Manuscript, and its often equally bizarre history.

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Online Sources:
https://brbldl.library.yale.edu/vufi... Yale University's digital repository for the manuscript.

https://brbldl.library.yale.edu/vufi... Yale University's digital repository for letter correspondence related to the manuscript.

https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/sit... Detailed chemical analysis of the manuscript.

http://www.voynich.nu/index.html René Zandbergen's website on the Voynich manuscript, and the source of many of the images in this video.

http://philipneal.net/voynichsources/ The main source for the letter translations given in this video.

http://www.voynich.nu/extra/carbon.html Carbon dating of manuscript from Voynich.nu.

https://archive.org/stream/transactio... Voynich and Newbold's 1921 presentations on the manuscript.

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi... Manly's paper is hidden behind a paywall. If you want a copy hit me up on twitter and I can send the pdf.

https://www.nsa.gov/Portals/70/docume... Friedman's letter discussing the manuscript's location and valuation.

http://www.esotericarchives.com/soyga... The Book of Soyga.

https://archive.org/details/privatedi... The Private Diary of John Dee.

http://www.voynich.nu/extra/inventory... Inventory of Rudolf's museum.

“Suonatore di Liuto” “Teller of the Tales” “Ossuary 1 A Beginning” “Evening Fall Harp” “Gymnopedie No 1 & 3” “Despair and Triumph” & “Passing time” by Kevin MacLeod are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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