# Layfield 2026: Singulion structure and the Voynich manuscript

> Colin Layfield, Lisa Fagin Davis, 2026. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The book (chapters 1, 4, 19 and 22) relies on it for the argument that…

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# Singulion structure and the Voynich manuscript

Colin Layfield, Lisa Fagin Davis, 2026. _Digital Medievalist_ 19.

Uses latent semantic analysis on pages, leaves, bifolia and quires to look for traces of the manuscript's original structure, arguing that it began as loose single-bifolium quires later bound out of order.

**Voynich Manuscript** Articledoi: **[10.4000/16k0a](https://doi.org/10.4000/16k0a)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The book (chapters 1, 4, 19 and 22) relies on it for the argument that the leaves were bound in the wrong order by someone who could not read them, and for the proposal to recover the sheet order from the water stain.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[The Voynich Manuscript](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript)

The mystery article

MYS

[Reading Without a Key](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8NJAWT22V4/reading-without-a-key)

The book, version 2.0

SRC

[2 methods surveys]

Cryptanalysis, inductive methods

SRC

## Cite it

```
Layfield, C., & Davis, L. F. (2026). Singulion structure and the Voynich manuscript. Digital Medievalist, 19. https://doi.org/10.4000/16k0a
```

[Read it free at journals.openedition.org](https://journals.openedition.org/digitalmedievalist/2331)

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**SRC** 08JHT2SR33NX

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Journal article

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