New three-part publication set presenting a comprehensive system-theoretical framework for the structural reconstruction of the Voynich Manuscript:

Monograph: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19410209
Entry Note: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19410808
Executive Summary: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19410495

Author ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1546-7234

#Voynich #AcademicResearch #SystemsTheory #Musicology #Archaeology #Philology #CognitiveScience #MediaStudies #DigitalHumanities

The Voynich Manuscript: A Systematic Reconstruction of Its Motoric Notation System and Acoustic Function

This monograph presents a comprehensive structural reconstruction of the Voynich Manuscript (Beinecke MS 408) based solely on its observable formal properties. Using a systemic, transcription‑independent analytical framework, the study demonstrates that the manuscript does not encode linguistic, cryptographic, botanical, medical, or cosmological content. Instead, it constitutes a functional, multimodal system integrating modular motoric sequences, cyclical diagrammatic architectures, layered operational structures, and resonance‑based dynamics. The analysis identifies the manuscript as a bimanual motoric notation system whose internal logic corresponds to the technique of a Gothic harp with a double‑string bordun. Glyph sequences function as modular action units; diagrams provide cyclical and spatial form models; iconographic elements depict bodily coordination, acoustic resonance, and regenerative procedures. Together, these components form a coherent operational ecology for the execution of structured acoustic and motoric processes. The study situates the manuscript within a premodern workshop environment involving multiple scribes, embedded in a socially coordinated acoustic practice rather than a textual or symbolic tradition. This contextualization supports the manuscript’s authenticity and explains its multimodal, practice‑oriented structure. The monograph offers the first internally consistent explanation of the manuscript’s architecture, providing a reproducible analytical method, a functional classification, and a complete reconstruction of its structural logic.

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📢 Are you interested in #musicology and/or #ai? Would you like to help researchers search through data in a #knowlegdegraph without being a SPARQL expert?

Then register now for the new #Data #challenge:
🔗♫ From Notes to Nodes – Develop an AI-driven exploration tool for musicological data in the #Culture Knowledge Graph

Visit https://hermes-hub.de/forschen/datachallenges/challenges/challenge-2026.html for detailed information on the task, the registration form as well as the Kick Off presentations.

⏰ 31 March 2026, 11:59 PM
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There is an article on the #wiki about #form (still a draft):
http://musicgames.wikidot.com/wiki:form

It covers structure of both #music and #boardgames and holds two print-and-play decks of cards for form which in our case is marked with:
- letters for repeated parts,
- apostrophes for variation,
- parentheses for optional repetition.

A question for #composers #musicTheory or #musicology people:
Do you know some common reused and describable forms, that may be notated like that? We need a lot!

Added so far:

#AcademicJob | #PostDoc

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship (EOI)

📍University of Aberdeen, UK

EOI for British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships (2026–27). Open to early career researchers (PhD awarded 2024–2027) in #music, #film #visualculture, #folklore, and #ethnology, including interdisciplinary projects.

Deadline: 08/06/2026

https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/schemes/postdoctoral-fellowships/

#Musicology #FilmStudies #Ethnomusicology

#CFP

‘A Breeze in God’: The Spirituality of Music and Song

International conference exploring connections between music, spirituality, religion, and sonic experience across disciplines. Contributions may include papers, performances, and creative formats.

📍 Naples
📅 10–11 September 2026

Deadline: 30/04/2026

https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/02/02/%E2%80%98a-breeze-in-god%E2%80%99-the-spirituality-of-music-and-song

#Ethnomusicology #Musicology #Spirituality #SacredMusic #SoundStudies

cfp | call for papers

Sad news @ #musicology:
Bonnie J. Blackburn has passed away 😢

Beyond the Fifth: Teaching Music Intuitively

https://tubefree.org/w/bh3TqujWTnrifbqXvbQ2fW

Beyond the Fifth: Teaching Music Intuitively

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No dia 19 de Março, a FCSH acolhe a Jornada do Centro de Estudos e Documentação José Mário Branco – Música e Liberdade, onde serão apresentadas várias dimensões da actividade do centro.

ENTRADA LIVRE

ℹ️ https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/jornada-cedjmb-ml-2026/

#Histodons #MúsicaPortuguesa #Arquivos #JoséMárioBranco #EstudosCulturais #Musicologia #Musicology #CulturalStudies #PortugueseMusic #Archives

#AcademicJob

Lecturer in Performance (Education)

📍King’s College London

Fixed-term (2 years), 0.7 FTE. Education-focused post to lead a new MMus Performance specialism. For distinguished performers with strong teaching, curriculum development, and academic leadership experience; PhD or equivalent industry profile.

Deadline: 12/03/2026

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/138365-lecturer-in-performance-academic-education-pathway

#PerformanceStudies #MusicEducation #HigherEducation #Musicology

Lecturer in Performance (Academic Education Pathway) | King's College London

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P.M. Dawn - Plastic (1993)

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