Re: This is not a conlang and VOYNICH

From:    Sally Caves <scaves@...>
> Speaking of the VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT, as you do below, what has been the
> latest consensus, and where can I find information about it?  A friend told
> me, and I don't believe him, that it has been decided that it was a natural
> language.  He couldn't supply me with a recent source.
I would say not.  Scientific American recently had a cover story
on the subject, documenting how one scholar has proven how it might
be have been the work of John Dee to fool the Holy Roman Emperor.
I think it was the July issue, so that's what I'd check out that first.

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