# What could anchor a reading? · Voynich Manuscript

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# What could anchor a reading?

Asked 28 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [Can any of it be read?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGFGG00CY7/can-any-of-it-be-read)·0 answers·0·0 following

**No evidence yet** Nothing has been tested yet. Propose an answer, or add evidence.

## Where it stands

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Propose one the evidence could support or rule out.

## Next steps 3

1

Compile the published plant identifications into one table with the identifier, the confidence and the folio, and measure agreement between identifiers before any is used as an anchor.

~10 h

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Build the label-to-referent table (zodiac, star, pharmacy and herbal labels with the thing each sits beside) and test proposed anchors for consistency across the book.

~15 h

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3

Text-image correspondence on the herbal pages: code plant features (root, leaf, flower types) and test whether page-first words (F-114) and topics follow them (Mantel test with planted control).

~35 h

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Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes

## History

1. Oct 2026[Session 5: raised the question](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/SES0D8B8QS022BX/session-5-re-analysis-from-the-transliteration-book-v1-0)

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[**Can any of it be read?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGFGG00CY7/can-any-of-it-be-read)Key question · no answers yet

[Does any reading survive held-out pages?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGFZ4R3FQM/does-any-reading-survive-held-out-pages)No evidence yet · no answers yet

[Do earlier readings survive the evidence?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGGDSG1RR0/do-earlier-readings-survive-the-evidence)Most likely · a gallows glyph (t/k, Currier P/F) opens each entry as a discourse particle

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