While the script looks like a language, it follows unique patterns. It obeys Zipf’s Law (shorter words appear more frequently), which suggests a natural language, yet it has "anomalously low" entropy, meaning it is more repetitive than most known languages. The Sections
Drawings of plants, though most cannot be identified as known species. Voynich Manuscript
Drawings of plant parts (roots, leaves) next to apothecary-style jars. The Top Theories While the script looks like a language, it
Numerous drawings of small nude women in interconnected tubs or "vats" of liquid. Cosmological: Complex, often fold-out, circular diagrams. which suggests a natural language
It was found in 1912 by book dealer Wilfrid Voynich at a Jesuit college in Italy.
The manuscript is divided into several thematic parts based on its illustrations: