The Voynich manuscript: Will this medieval mystery ever be solved?

By Jane Bracher, for CNN

Updated 1524 GMT (2324 HKT) June 15, 2018

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This medieval manuscript has provoked speculation since it turned up in a bookshop a century ago. Written in an unreadable script, it includes illustrations of plants, women and astrological symbols.<br />
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This medieval manuscript has provoked speculation since it turned up in a bookshop a century ago. Written in an unreadable script, it includes illustrations of plants, women and astrological symbols.
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Known as the Voynich manuscript, it's named after Wilfrid Voynich, the collector and bookseller who acquired it in 1912.
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Known as the Voynich manuscript, it's named after Wilfrid Voynich, the collector and bookseller who acquired it in 1912.
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The contents of the manuscript are widely believed to be related to medicine. Illustrations include these women, apparently bathing in pools of green liquid.
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The contents of the manuscript are widely believed to be related to medicine. Illustrations include these women, apparently bathing in pools of green liquid.
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