tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32999748.post760694896721412177..comments2024-03-04T01:47:18.750-05:00Comments on Lemurian Congress: The Unsolved Mysteries of Williamson and VoynichAdam Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634565262440008573noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32999748.post-88408000866389289862009-12-08T21:14:51.019-05:002009-12-08T21:14:51.019-05:00Various mostly-debunked theories, none of them tha...Various mostly-debunked theories, none of them that stood up very well, as I recall. Mostly, it consisted of a LOT of marginally relevant background information about cryptology.<br /><br />Of course, there's always <a href="http://xkcd.com/593/" rel="nofollow">this possibility.</a>GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32999748.post-91459872022987542622009-12-08T09:32:52.359-05:002009-12-08T09:32:52.359-05:00The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili looks beautiful! I t...The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili looks beautiful! I think it's great that we can get printed versions of these books now...and find our own secret messages.<br /><br />Makes me think of "Crying of Lot 49."<br /><br />GeoX, did "The Voynich Manuscript" book give any convincing arguments?<br /><br />My theory, totally without any scholarly basis: Schizophrenia is not a new medical condition. Surely rich people suffering from creative mental conditions during the 16th century managed to write a book or two...Adam Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634565262440008573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32999748.post-61178159852973848732009-12-07T20:38:07.627-05:002009-12-07T20:38:07.627-05:00I read a book about The Voynich Manuscript (entitl...I read a book about The Voynich Manuscript (entitled The Voynich Manuscript, most likely). It wasn't a very good book (a LOT of padding), but the subject is sufficiently fascinating that it almost didn't need to be. Mind-bogglingly cool stuff.GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32999748.post-35850871101889315032009-12-07T12:28:42.387-05:002009-12-07T12:28:42.387-05:00How about the "Hypnerotomachia"? I fini...How about the "Hypnerotomachia"? I finished reading the novel, "The Rule of Four" recently.<br /><br />It's centered around a real, 500-year-old manuscript, the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, that may have secret messages, etc., hiddin within; it also has strange and disturbing graphics. The first full English translation was published in 1999!<br /><br />The "Rule of Four" was a bestseller a few years back, and is a good read.<br /><br />Now I have to look into Voynich. Maybe he was lampooning the Hypnerotomachia? Or maybe there were two such items?<br /><br />Ask Dan Brown...Garynoreply@blogger.com