Voynich Manuscript -

Some believe it's a phonetic representation of an extinct dialect or a precursor to a modern language, like proto-Romance or an encoded form of Hebrew.

Drawings of plant parts (roots, leaves) next to apothecary-style jars. The Top Theories

The manuscript is divided into several thematic parts based on its illustrations: Voynich Manuscript

The remains one of the world's most enduring mysteries: a 240-page book written in an entirely unknown script and filled with bizarre illustrations of non-existent plants, astrological diagrams, and nude women bathing in strange plumbing systems. The Facts

Carbon dating of the vellum (parchment) places its creation between 1404 and 1438 . Some believe it's a phonetic representation of an

It was found in 1912 by book dealer Wilfrid Voynich at a Jesuit college in Italy.

It is officially designated as MS 408 and is held at Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library . The Facts Carbon dating of the vellum (parchment)

Others argue it is "meaningless gibberish" created in the 15th century to be sold as a rare, "magic" book to wealthy collectors like Emperor Rudolf II.