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This research aims to demonstrate that the Voynich Manuscript encodes a Latin botanical-medical reference text.

June 26, 2026Open Access

A Compressed Latin Botanical Cipher: The Voynich Manuscript as a Medieval Phytoanatomical Reference

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This research aims to demonstrate that the Voynich Manuscript encodes a Latin botanical-medical reference text.
Implemented a parser using 68 roots to analyze 31,007 tokens.
Conducted permutation tests with 1,000 iterations to assess significance.
Identified three botanical folios and reinterpreted sections as plant diagrams.
Achieved a 98.7% interpretation rate for the encoded text.
Permutation test results: z = 7.3 sigma, p < 0.001.
Pharmaceutical section reinterpreted as botanical diagrams.

Abstract

We present a falsifiable computational hypothesis that Beinecke MS 408 (the Voynich Manuscript, ca. 1404-1438) encodes a compressed Latin botanical-medical reference text. A parser implementing 68 roots achieves 98.7% interpretation rate across 31,007 tokens. Permutation test: z = 7.3 sigma, p < 0.001 (n = 1,000). Three botanical folios independently identified. Pharmaceutical section reinterpreted as plant cross-section diagrams. Astronomical section proposed as seasonal harvest calendar. AI assistance (Claude Sonnet 4.6) fully disclosed. Code: https://github.com/andceterapress/voynich-latin-parser

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