It was found in 1912 by book dealer Wilfrid Voynich at a Jesuit college in Italy.
Drawings of plant parts (roots, leaves) next to apothecary-style jars. The Top Theories Voynich Manuscript
Circular diagrams with suns, moons, and zodiac symbols. It was found in 1912 by book dealer
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Some believe it's a phonetic representation of an extinct dialect or a precursor to a modern language, like proto-Romance or an encoded form of Hebrew.
Some researchers suggest the plants and bathing scenes are actually stylized diagrams for medical procedures, alchemy, or even early biological observations hidden from the Church.
Carbon dating of the vellum (parchment) places its creation between 1404 and 1438 .