01-29-2011 at 10:34 PM
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15th century?
deranged man?
Spanish man?
*cringes*
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01-30-2011 at 12:54 AM
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Correct me if i'm wrong, but i'm pretty sure this is a book that has baffled linguists for quite some years, the language that is used has never been deciphered, although they know it was drawn/written by a Spanish man sometime near the 15th Century if i remember correctly.
So little is known of the semantics of the language used that some believe it is simply a fabricated language altogether, composed by a deranged man. Really interesting if you want to learn more about it. I'll try and track down the name of the book.
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i guess this would give some insight.... if the info wasnt already posted
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01-30-2011 at 01:02 AM
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Correct me if i'm wrong, but i'm pretty sure this is a book that has baffled linguists for quite some years, the language that is used has never been deciphered, although they know it was drawn/written by a Spanish man sometime near the 15th Century if i remember correctly.
So little is known of the semantics of the language used that some believe it is simply a fabricated language altogether, composed by a deranged man. Really interesting if you want to learn more about it. I'll try and track down the name of the book.
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You're thinking of the Voynich manuscript. |
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01-30-2011 at 03:00 PM
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01-30-2011 at 03:15 PM
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01-30-2011 at 10:43 PM
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Lol I just downloaded this book after seeing this thread. There's way more ****ed up, there's like 150 pages of pictures
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