A Milestone in Voynich Manuscript Research: Voynich 100 Conference in Monte Porzio Catone, Italy
2013; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 37; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/01611194.2013.797045
ISSN1558-1586
Autores Tópico(s)Cryptographic Implementations and Security
ResumoAbstract The Voynich manuscript is a handwritten and hand-drawn book probably made in the fifteenth century. It is written in an unknown script nobody has been able to read so far. Considering its age, the mysteries surrounding it, and the number of people who have unsuccessfully tried to decipher it, the Voynich manuscript can be rated the most important unsolved cryptogram in the world. On 11 and 12 May 2012, a Voynich manuscript conference named “Voynich 100” took place in Villa Mondragone near Rome, Italy, gathering almost 80 attendants. “Voynich 100” was the second Voynich manuscript conference in history, the first one in more than 35 years, and the first one gathering more than about half a dozen people. Keywords: Voynich 100Voynich manuscript Acknowledgements The author expresses his thanks to Claudio Foti, Susanne Kisser, Professor Dr. Wolfgang Lechner, Dr. Rafał Prinke, Michelle Smith, Professor Dr. Gerhard Strasser, and Dr. René Zandbergen. Additional informationNotes on contributorsKlaus Schmeh Klaus Schmeh (born in 1970) is a German computer scientist and science writer specializing in cryptology. He writes the blog Klausis Krypto Kolumne (http://scienceblogs.de/klausis-krypto-kolumne). His recent book Nicht zu knacken (Hanser, 2012) examines the ten most important unsolved crypto mysteries – including the Voynich manuscript, the Rohonc Codex, the Zodiac Killer, the Somerton Man and others.
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