Reussirez vous a dechiffrer le manuel de Voynich ?
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00:00 It's one of the most mysterious books of all time.
00:02 Composed of 234 pages of an unknown language,
00:07 with enigmatic illustrations of plants and fantastic creatures,
00:11 Voynich's manual, dating from the 15th century,
00:14 was discovered in 1912 by the antique dealer Wilfried Voynich
00:18 in a Jesuit library near Rome.
00:20 Despite the efforts of many experts to decipher the code,
00:23 it remains a mystery and is considered
00:25 as one of the most enigmatic manuscripts in history.
00:28 Based only on these illustrations,
00:30 we would have 6 chapters.
00:32 Plants, astronomy, biology, cosmology, pharmacy,
00:36 as well as recipes.
00:38 It is likely that this book is a scientific or magical character.
00:40 We see pipes in the biology section,
00:43 plants, details of dragons,
00:46 women or nymphs,
00:47 or even diagrams that seem of an astronomical nature.
00:50 Also, Voynich's manual remains one of the greatest mysteries
00:54 in the history of cryptology.