The Voynich space is a cross-section of every intellectual shortcoming (and some of the mental diseases) of our era. The content is very patchy. The whole space is very fragmented. But there are some excellent resources and many good people, professionals and gifted amateurs - many of them working in isolation - who are engaged in the sincere pursuit of answers to this mystery.
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Some useful links and resources.
Up to date, January 2024.
Prove all things. Hold fast to that which is good.
- St Paul
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A handy link to the full text in the EVA transcription. It can be surprisingly hard to find. Here it is.
The whole text. A prime resource. An essential tool.
Voynichese
Great resource. Interactive text tool.
Voynich Sources
Valuable collection of Voynich materials by Philip Neal. Historical.
Stephen Bax
The site of the late Stephen Bax. Linguistic. He proposed a promising method of transcribing, starting with Graeco-Arabic star names.
Brian Cham's Curve and Line System
An important study of the glyph system from 2014. Recommended work for anyone researching Voynichese.
Comprehensive. The best compilation of relevant information, well organized, balanced and factual. RZ does computational analysis.
The dedicated work of JK Peterson. Notable for years of careful examination of relevant medieval manuscripts, and other materials.
Linguistic. Statistical. Proposes that the text is a natural language 'transformed' by phonic conventions. Meticulous and cautious work. Not updated lately but old posts are a goldmine of intelligent linguistic inquiry.
A view from the north. The Voynich ms. as Norse, Finno-Baltic. Voynichese as runic. A worthy site for this line of research.
Voynich Ninja
The premiere Voynich discussion board. Many rich threads of discussion on all Voynich matters. The first place to look.
Computational Attacks
Probing investigations by Julian Bunn. Technical, but worth the trouble. Statistical, cryptological. Painstaking work, with insights.
A handy link to Prescott Currier's pioneering study of the Voynich text.
Ruby Novacna's indomitable efforts to track Voynichese to Greek roots. Dedicated linguistic and etymological studies, vord by vord. The Greek background.
Papers by Gerard Chesire. Over-hyped in the media as a solution, the Chesire theory is not widely accepted. Undetterred, and happy to be an outsider, Dr Chesire sets out his work in great detail. An ambitious attempt at a comprehensive solution.
Some very thoughtful explorations well-presented. The quote from Jung in the heading indicates the direction of these studies. A welcome perspective.
Studies by Marco Ponzi, a leading researcher. Botantical manuscripts. Paleographical. Careful historical studies. The Voynich compared to other medieval herbals.
Readings of the Voynich illustrations. Not updated lately, but many well-presented posts. Stimulating discussion about Voynich imagery.
Careful and useful observations of Voynich imagery. Historical context. Study of intriguing details.
Ciphermysteries
Cryptological. Ever-incisive and astute work by Nick Pelling, author of 'Curse of the Voynich'. Encyclopedic knowledge of the relevant contemporary cryptological environment. A leading contributor to this line of research. Knows his stuff.
Explorations in historical media. Some profound ruminations on and deep investigations into the Voynich ms. text. Opens new and fruitful lines of investigation. Largely statistical, but a creative mind with historical imagination - a rare virtue.
An important and challenging paper. Linguistics. A huge amount of stats. The autogeneration hypothesis of how the text was created. Concludes it's a hoax.
Elmer Vogt's intelligent and well-considered thoughts.
Old issues. You can access the archives of discussion and commentary.
The ms. as a modern forgery. The sceptical perspective. The first question: is it authentic? There are still doubters. Worth a visit.
Botantical. Much work on the herbs. Voynich imagery. And proposes it could be by Di Vinci. Extensive writings. Has been a prolific contributor.
A proposed solution. A dicipherment based on the Scandinavian Younger Futhar. Another Norse/Germanic approach.
Voynich imagery in historical context. Cartography. Most is subscriber-only. The "revisionist" involves policing the Voynich space for the perceived methodological inadequacies of those deemed under-qualified. A critical leave-it-to-the-experts view.
Team Tucker offers an elaborate interpretation of the manuscript. Nautical instrumentation. Alt history. Extensive.
The heavily promoted work of Ahmet Ardic who believes the text is from Turkic sources. (The Turkish media now consider it an established fact.) Linguistic studies. National language. Hard to assess, unless you're up with medieval Turkish. Not a widely accepted hypothesis.
Proposes the text is Pahlavi. Another attempted solution based on the identification of plants and plant names. Linguistic. Non-European.
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There is nothing worthwhile in the mainstream media. Nothing. Junk articles and senationalist rubbish by brainless journalists clog up google searches. The standard of Voynich coverage is very low.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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