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Evidence · Voynich Manuscript

No Tranchedino-type mixed key reproduces the text

No Tranchedino-type mixed key, across 216 configurations and three spacing practices, reproduces the manuscript; fitted keys fail 9-12 of 12 held-out statistics.

EstablishedNegative0

What it bears on 2 answers

Latin or Italian under a chancery mixed key
Ruled out · weighs heavily · H-CIPHER-MIXED
AGAINST
Latin or a vernacular under a table cipher
Still possible · weighs some · H-TH-CIPHER
AGAINST

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). No Tranchedino-type mixed key reproduces the text [Evidence EVD0D8GDRHC77HS]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDRHC77HS
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