#Voynich manuscript decoded series

'As a result, proto-Romance was lost from the record, until now.'Дr Cheshire also explained in linguistic terms what made the manuscript so unusual.

'The language used was ubiquitous in the Mediterranean during the Medieval period, but it was seldom written in official or important documents because Latin was the language of royalty, church and government. 'The manuscript is written in proto-Romance вЂ“ ancestral to today's Romance languages including Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian, Catalan and Galician. 'It is also no exaggeration to say this work represents one of the most important developments to date in Romance linguistics. 'For example, the manuscript was compiled by Dominican nuns as a source of reference for Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, who happens to have been great-aunt to Catherine of Aragon.

'What it reveals is even more amazing than the myths and fantasies it has generated.

#Voynich manuscript decoded series

'I experienced a series of 'eureka' moments whilst deciphering the code, followed by a sense of disbelief and excitement when I realised the magnitude of the achievement, both in terms of its linguistic importance and the revelations about the origin and content of the manuscript,' he said. Dr Cheshire, a research associate at the University of Bristol, described how he successfully deciphered the manuscript's codex and, at the same time, revealed the only known example of proto-Romance language.