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A mysterious 15th-century book written in an unrecognizable language continues to puzzle scholars—its origin, purpose, and meaning remain unknown. (www.utubepublisher.in)

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For further info, if anyone is interested, Stephen Bax claimed a decade ago to partially decode the manuscript; here's a video with his reasoning, as well as the paper he released. Sadly Bax passed away in 2017 (may he rest in peace), so the work was left incomplete.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

Some believe the book is a medieval medical encyclopedia, while others argue it's an elaborate hoax, carefully crafted to impress or deceive wealthy collectors of the time.

It's obviously a hoax if it's received the amount of attention the article suggests and no one can identify a language.