# Who would have made and used it? · Voynich Manuscript > Six answers proposed; none is ahead yet. Who would have made and used a book like this, and for what? Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGC9YR02C0/who-would-have-made-and-used-it Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-25T00:08:20+00:00 --- **0** # Who would have made and used it? Asked 25 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [What is the book about?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGAY0G20KQ/what-is-the-book-about)·6 answers·0·0 following **Six answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Answers 6 [**A compendium of women's medicine** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G05Z46BW0/a-compendium-of-womens-medicine) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible [**A court or spa regimen of baths** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G05QA1NJQ/a-court-or-spa-regimen-of-baths) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 2 for Still possible [**A religious house's infirmary compendium** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G05FG0QNP/a-religious-houses-infirmary-compendium) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 3 for, 2 against Still possible [**A scholastic encyclopaedia of nature** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G06ER39DQ/a-scholastic-encyclopaedia-of-nature) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 3 for Still possible [**Alchemy and distillation** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8GK1001GKG/alchemy-and-distillation) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for, 1 against Still possible [**An alchemical and distillation manual** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G066Y44M0/an-alchemical-and-distillation-manual) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for, 1 against Still possible [**Astrological medicine (the v0.1 theory)** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8GJJB85Q9G/astrological-medicine-the-v0-1-theory) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for, 2 against Still possible [**Court or spa regimen of baths** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8GHN1R7896/court-or-spa-regimen-of-baths) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 2 for Still possible [**Monastic or cloister infirmary compendium** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8GH6D043ZS/monastic-or-cloister-infirmary-compendium) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 3 for, 2 against Still possible [**Scholastic encyclopaedia** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8GKFMR7STV/scholastic-encyclopaedia) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 3 for Still possible [**Women's medicine** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8GJ3PG6HC2/womens-medicine) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible [Show 6 more answers] ## What would settle it 1. Second rater for every evidence link, then ACH sensitivity (drop each finding, compare raters). ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGC9YR02C0/who-would-have-made-and-used-it%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGC9YR02C0/who-would-have-made-and-used-it%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGC9YR02C0/who-would-have-made-and-used-it%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGC9YR02C0/who-would-have-made-and-used-it%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGC9YR02C0/who-would-have-made-and-used-it%23add-source) Where it fits Voynich Manuscript [**What is the book about?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGAY0G20KQ/what-is-the-book-about)Key question · no answers yet [What do the illustrations show?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGBCN851BR/what-do-the-illustrations-show)Most likely · each herbal page opens with its plant's name [How do text and pictures relate?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGBVA05HF4/how-do-text-and-pictures-relate)Most likely · each herbal page opens with its plant's name **Who would have made and used it?** You're here · 6 answers, inconclusive [ Ask a question under this one ]