A book without an established readingSourced
Old parchment, still-unread writing
The Voynich manuscript combines illustrations with writing that lacks an established decipherment. Its parchment was carbon-dated to 1404–1438, which does not identify the author or explain the text. Its name comes from the bookseller who acquired it in 1912.
Dating the material is different from reading the words.
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