Voynich Manuscript

Also let's have a /his/ mystery thread. Post anything mysterious/unknown that incites curiosity for anons to discuss.

it's a fantasy book written by a crazy person

Probably a hoax made by a scribe to showcase his skills. It was made during the Renaissance, when Eastern scientific knowledge was in fashion. The manuscript is probably the result of someone making a fake science book to show how good he was at his job, and possible to sell to someone who wanted a trendy curiosity. Or maybe someone commissioned a book to make it seem like he had special mystic knowledge.

Ancient Aryans.

>>2365107
I would lean towards some variation on that -- somebody needed a book to make them look like they had access to arcane knowledge, and made this prop.

>>2365015
The futility podcast has a pretty good episode on it.

>>2365015
Remnants of Gothic writing