Voynich Manuscript Decoded: a Generative Instruction Set (algorithm Explained)
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I honestly debated tagging this as "Show HN", but I didn't want to get flagged for not having a GitHub repo attached.
However, this is an algorithm you can "play with". You don't need a compiler. You just need the EVA text and the illustrations. They act as the input and output of a 15th-century procedural generation system.
Try running this snippet in your head:
- Input: pchor (Found on f19r)
- Decompilation: p- (Container/Sheath context) + chor (Core structure)
- Instruction: "Generate a Core that is a Container." Output (Visual): The plant on f19r literally grows out of a man-made Vase.
- The manuscript isn't describing a plant; it's executing a script to build one. The paper details the grammar and validates it against key illustrations.
Happy to answer any technical questions about the logic.