Stephenbax

Yes EDIT: This is not a serious answer

Don't tell anyone OK? I think it is probably an invented script, probably by a small group trying to study and pass on knowledge, maybe in a region not far from Europe, e.g Turkey, Iran, Caucasus. I then think that for some reason - war? - the group died out. But not much proof ..... YET.

Yes, I am working on one theory which I think is exciting, because it seems to fit the evidence we have of the language, but my job now is to work hard to DISprove that theory, to find holes in it. I'm going to the British Library in London to look at an old manuscript, and a magnifying glass. I'm hopeful, but not wild

Um, no. I'm on it now.

I studied Arabic and other oriental languages and I like different scripts. The Voynich looked to me at first like a form of Arabic, which is what attracted me, but I don't believe it is Arabic now.

Important? Well, interesting first of all, but I do feel the manuscript is important as it could shed light on some new things about wherever it was written.