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The Voynich Manuscript May Be a Hoax (www.youtube.com)

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago

Given that it was in a king's library at one point, I think the "alchemist's hoax for money" theory sounds pretty accurate. Court astrologers were very much jockeying for power just like anyone else at court, and convincing a king that you held a text nobody else could read that held real secrets would go a long way.