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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Hello Gerard, This is the first I've heard of this, but congratulations on solving one of the classic "mysteries" of manuscript studies - the medieval equivalent, perhaps, of breaking the Enigma Code! You seem reticent to use the popular name for the manuscript, the Voynich "Cypher" Manuscript. Is this preliminary to a "rebranding"? Do you have plans for a complete translation? The "pagan/Roman beliefs" sound very intriguing. Cheers, Jim ________________________________ From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Gerard Cheshire <[log in to unmask]> Sent: March 30, 2018 3:59:50 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [M-R] Medieval Religion News. medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Medieval-Religion members, I am writing to let you know about a recent development in linguistics that may be of interest to you in relation to the scholarly study of Medieval religions. In 2017 the writing system of a Medieval manuscript known as MS408 was revealed to be proto-Romance: i.e. the origin of the Romance languages. In addition, it is written with a proto-Italic alphabet. It is the only known document of this kind and therefore has considerable linguistic importance. Furthermore, the Manuscript was written by a nun belonging to a convent affiliated with the royal court of the Crown of Aragon, in 1444. There are many references to Christian and pagan/Roman beliefs, demonstrating a hybrid belief system in the Mediterranean during the 15th century. Two papers have been issued, which explain the writing system and translate a number of excerpts as examples. They can be freely downloaded from the LingBuzz website. 1. Linguistic Missing Links: http://ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/003737 2. Linguistically Dating and Locating MS408: http://ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/003808 The papers may be useful to those interested in the transition to Christianity during the Medieval period, prior to the inquisitions. They may also shed further light on the motivation behind the inquisitions as a tool for attempting to impose cultural homogeneity of beliefs across Mediterranean Europe. Many thanks for your time. Kindest regards, Gerard E Cheshire. University of Bristol. ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion