The Economic Times

In 1912, Wilfrid Voynich bought a mysterious manuscript written in an unknown script. 114 years later, its text remains undeciphered despite decades of study

In 1912, Wilfrid Voynich purchased a mysterious manuscript from the Jesuit College at Frascati near Rome. Written in an unidentified script by an unknown author, its text has remained undeciphered for more than a century. Now held by Yale University, the Voynich Manuscript continues to be studied by researchers today.