"At the end of the day [it's] similar to the Rorschach inkblot test. You see what you want to see. You might think it's speaking to you, but it's just your imagination."
"The Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II loved ancient manuscripts; somebody swindled him and spread the rumor that it was original. The idea of made-up languages is not new at all."
"I always said that there is no meaning behind the script; it's just a game."
The Codex Seraphinianus presents an otherworldly compendium of natural science and art rendered in an invented script. Luigi Serafini created the work using a fabricated script he describes as meaningless and playful. Many readers interpret the images and script as deeply symbolic, treating the book like a Rorschach test in which viewers project meaning. Serafini regards the Voynich Manuscript as likely a deliberate forgery created to fool Rudolf II. Serafini rejects the label of hoax for his own creation, describes it as a personal project, and acknowledges its cult popularity and commercial success.
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