Ciphers, cosmology, cryptology — oh my! This long-awaited episode delves into the pages and the mystery of what some have called the most mysterious manuscript in the world: the Voynich Manuscript, now in the collection of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. Come for the discussion of a medieval plumbing fantasy, stay in spite of the limp vellum and the parts where Lindsay sounds a little like Daffy Duck.

Time markers:

Narrative opener - 6:50

Introduction to manuscript - 12:00

Wiflrid Voynich - 35:58

Contents of manuscript - 1:01:05

Early History - 1:42:35

Cryptographic Attempts - 2:00:45

Conclusion - 2:33:00

Sources - 2:46:30

Track features royalty free music and sound effects, including:

-Kevin MacLeod, Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049

-Kevin MacLeod, Spring Thaw

-Success Dream (Hooksounds.com)

-Universfield, Fast Knocking on Door (Pixabay)

-Sea You Later, Typewriter (Pixabay)

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