Hot take: We're totally wrong about who really wrote the Voynich manuscript

If we keep blaming monks or aliens, we'll MISS the clear signs it was a bored rich person's art project.

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That "bored rich person's art project" angle makes so much sense. I read a deep dive once on how expensive the pigments and parchment were, way too pricey for some random monk. It totally fits as a flex for a noble who wanted a weird book to show off, maybe copying old medical texts to look smart.

hannah13716h ago

My buddy spent months on a leather-bound atlas... for his cat.