Voynich manuscript - Analysis of the codification algorithm with the encryption methods known in the medieval time and results of the marginalies that were not encrypted

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https://doi.org/10.32351/rca.v5.128
Política de Crossmark DOI: https://doi.org/10.32351/politica-crossmark

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Voynich Manuscript, Marginalia, Medieval Galician, Calendar

Abstract

In the present study I describe and analyze two objectives, the first is about opposition and equivalence of the Voynich manuscript coding algorithm with the known in medieval period methods of ciphering. According to the results of my innovative research of the Voynich manuscript was written in medieval Galician (Galician-Portuguese). Its coding algorithm was influenced by the substitution cipher of using a polyalphabetic cipher for the most part of its text, as well as it was definitely influenced by transposition cipher for double ciphered alchemical text. However, it should be mentioned that there are significant differences between the codes that were used in the medieval period and the encoded algorithm of the Voynich manuscript. For the reason that made deciphering more complicated over the centuries, substitution encryption of a polyalphabetic cipher was used partly and simultaneusly with monoalphabetic cipher in addition to uncoded text at all. Therefore the main thing to take into consideration is that the second objective of the most interest in this particular article are parts of the Voynich manuscript texts -marginalies- that were not encrypted at all and their reading.

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  • Alisa Gladyševa, Vilnius University, Faculty of Philology, Department of Romance Philology
    Currently is in Vilnius University, the Spanish Philology. She does independent research in Codicology: Voynich manuscript, Sanskrit and Jewish Ancient texts. Current projects are 'analysis and deciphering manuscripts': 'The whole text of the Voynich manuscript is deciphered'.'Studying cryptography of Tehillim coded text', Sanskrit Proto-signs paleography.' Research of Sanskrit coded texts'.

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Voynich manuscript - Analysis of the codification algorithm with the encryption methods known in the medieval time and results of the marginalies that were not encrypted

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Gladyševa, A. (2020). Voynich manuscript - Analysis of the codification algorithm with the encryption methods known in the medieval time and results of the marginalies that were not encrypted. MenteClara Foundation’s Peer-Reviewed Journal, 5. https://doi.org/10.32351/rca.v5.128