Hello all,
My name is Kevin Akkerman-Dam, and I would like to share an eight-folio sampler of the Voynich Manuscript (MS 408) that I recently developed.
The sampler is designed to be fully reproducible and includes:
EVA-ready transcriptions for each folio
Temporary identifiers and glyph clustering
Modern English translations aligned to EVA sequences
A condensed summary table highlighting patterns across folios
The folios span across the manuscript’s main thematic sections (Herbal, Astronomical, Balneological, Cosmological, Pharmaceutical, and Recipes). I also included two additional “complex” folios (81v and 107r) to test robustness on denser layouts and multi-step sequences.
My goal is to provide a consistent methodology that allows other scholars and enthusiasts to reproduce the process and verify results, without reliance on proprietary tools.
PDF can be found in the attachments!
Eight-Folio Sampler for Voynich Manuscript (MS 408).pdf (Size: 639.48 KB / Downloads: 57)
I welcome feedback, critique, or ideas for how this might be expanded. My hope is that this sampler can be a useful resource for the community and support ongoing Voynich research.
Best regards,
Kevin Akkerman-Dam
*Edit*
I"ve originally submitted this research to The Beinecke Library.
To which they responded with "Though the Beinecke Library owns the Voynich manuscript, we do not systematically compile or publish research about it You might want to present your findings to one of the communities that follows the Voynich Manuscript, such as the one hosted here: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. or the subreddit at You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.."
Hence this post.
My name is Kevin Akkerman-Dam, and I would like to share an eight-folio sampler of the Voynich Manuscript (MS 408) that I recently developed.
The sampler is designed to be fully reproducible and includes:
EVA-ready transcriptions for each folio
Temporary identifiers and glyph clustering
Modern English translations aligned to EVA sequences
A condensed summary table highlighting patterns across folios
The folios span across the manuscript’s main thematic sections (Herbal, Astronomical, Balneological, Cosmological, Pharmaceutical, and Recipes). I also included two additional “complex” folios (81v and 107r) to test robustness on denser layouts and multi-step sequences.
My goal is to provide a consistent methodology that allows other scholars and enthusiasts to reproduce the process and verify results, without reliance on proprietary tools.
PDF can be found in the attachments!
Eight-Folio Sampler for Voynich Manuscript (MS 408).pdf (Size: 639.48 KB / Downloads: 57)
I welcome feedback, critique, or ideas for how this might be expanded. My hope is that this sampler can be a useful resource for the community and support ongoing Voynich research.
Best regards,
Kevin Akkerman-Dam
*Edit*
I"ve originally submitted this research to The Beinecke Library.
To which they responded with "Though the Beinecke Library owns the Voynich manuscript, we do not systematically compile or publish research about it You might want to present your findings to one of the communities that follows the Voynich Manuscript, such as the one hosted here: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. or the subreddit at You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.."
Hence this post.
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