This 15th-Century Book Has Defied Translation. Cards and Dice May Be Key
Summary
A study suggests the Voynich manuscript, an old book full of mysterious text and pictures, might have been written using a special code involving cards and dice. The code, called the "Naibbe cipher," doesn’t decode the text but helps explain how it might have been made, though it's not confirmed to be the actual method used.Key Facts
- The Voynich manuscript is a heavily illustrated book from the 15th century with text in an unknown language.
- It contains about 38,000 words, unusual images of plants, astrology symbols, and other themes.
- The manuscript is currently housed at Yale University.
- The proposed "Naibbe cipher" is inspired by a 14th-century Italian card game.
- The Naibbe method turns language into symbols using dice rolls and playing cards.
- The cipher does not directly solve the text but gives insight into its possible creation method.
- Experts, such as René Zandbergen, caution that the true meaning or purpose of the manuscript is still uncertain.
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