# Rugg 2017: Hoaxing Statistical Features of the Voynich Manuscript

> Gordon Rugg, Gavin Taylor, 2017. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The book uses it with Rugg 2004 to specify the table-and-grille generator…

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# Hoaxing Statistical Features of the Voynich Manuscript

Gordon Rugg, Gavin Taylor, 2017. _Cryptologia_ 41(3): 247–268.

Extends Rugg's table-and-grille method to argue that it also reproduces the main statistical features of the Voynich text, including Zipf-like word frequencies and the word-length distribution.

**Voynich Manuscript** Articledoi: **[10.1080/01611194.2016.1206753](https://doi.org/10.1080/01611194.2016.1206753)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The book uses it with Rugg 2004 to specify the table-and-grille generator tested in chapter 25.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

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

The book, version 2.0

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[2 methods surveys]

Linguistics, encoding procedures

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## Cite it

```
Rugg, G., & Taylor, G. (2017). Hoaxing Statistical Features of the Voynich Manuscript. Cryptologia, 41(3), 247–268. https://doi.org/10.1080/01611194.2016.1206753
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1080/01611194.2016.1206753)

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