Abstract
This paper presents a structural and testable framework for approaching the Voynich Manuscript through manuscript organization, token behavior, morphological recurrence, and rule-based decoding. The model proposes that the manuscript contains at least two broad functional registers: an A section centered on herbal and recipe-like material, and a B section centered on balneological, ritual, or charm-like material. It further introduces a three-layer reading system, a confidence-ranked provisional lexicon, a formal interpretation of the qo- family as a productive prefix class, and a structural map of Quire 20 based on star distribution and folio status. No claim of complete or final decipherment is made; all lexical readings are presented as provisional hypotheses that must survive broader corpus testing
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Recommended Citation
Harbison, Daniel Austin, "A Structural Decoding Framework for the Voynich Manuscript: Sectional Registers, Gallows Morphology, and Quire 20 Star Mapping", Technical Disclosure Commons, (July 06, 2026)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/10809