In 1912 a bookseller named Wilfrid M Voynich acquired a beautifully illustrated handwritten book manuscript written on vellum vellum is a material that was used for writing before the introduction of paper The Voynich manuscript as it became known resembl

The lecturer explains why none of the mentioned author could have been the writer of the Voynich manuscript, as the reading claims. First of all, the speaker discusses why Anthony Ascham could not have been the writer. He says that Ascham was an ordinary scholar, and most of his work lack originality such as the Little herbs, which is based on well-known sources. Hence, he could not have the gift to write such a well-coded, elaborated manuscript. This dircetky refutes the reading passage which states that Ascham could have written the Voynich manuscript. Second of all, The professor elaborates why Edward Kelly could not be the author. He mentioned that wealthy people who lived in Kelly time were easy to deceive; as a result, if Kelly wanted to make a profit out of the book, a much simpler book would have done the work. Again this rebuts what the author claims that Kelly made the book looks like a magic spill to fool the rich people. Finally, the speaker wraps up his argument by justifying why Wilfrid Voynich himself could have not be able to create the book. He says that studies show that the ink and Vellum are 400 years ago. Therefore, even if Voynich wanted to make a fake one, he could nor due to shortage of the materials. This shows that the author’s believe is wrong with regards that Voynich have made the book to make money.