October 20 Contest!

[Daphne]

OK, this one is a tough one, so the prize is huge: AN ENTIRE YEAR membership to MCC!

And the question is:

The Book in The Hidden Knowledge is written in a mystic font... what real-world book does that font come from?

It's a real-life font, from a real-life book. Name that book, and get a free year here!

Now, the rules are:

• First guess wins, by the timestamp of the posting.
• We'll check in once a day (when there are new guesses) to say whether or not there has been a winner.
• Each Forum participant gets a total of three guesses.
• Our decision is final, as always!
• Creators (artists and writers) aren't eligible.

Go for it!

[PortalComic]

Creators (artists and writers) aren't eligible.

BUUUU!!!!

Just kidding! >=]

Good luck, guys.

[adosas2000]

lord of the rings?

[master]

Damn....that's what i get for not checking the Forum soon enough. That is a Tengwar font, isn't it?

[Daphne]

Nothing Lord of the Rings derived, nope!

[froid]

It's the same style of text as the Voynich Manuscript, at 15th century book written in an unknown language.

[Daphne]

It's the same style of text as the Voynich Manuscript, at 15th century book written in an unknown language.

AND WE HAVE A WINNER!

Congratulations!  We're impressed that someone got it so quickly!

We've extended your membership by a year.

[pudding]

How the heck did you know that?   

Daphne, how did you all come up with that for your story?   

[froid]

How the heck did you know that?   

Daphne, how did you all come up with that for your story?   

I first learned about it here.

http://xkcd.com/593/

I was intrigued, so I did a little more reading.  When the comic came out, I didn't make the connection at first.  It wasn't until I read this contest that I thought of it again.

[Daphne]

Daphne, how did you all come up with that for your story?   

From the facsimile edition sitting on my shelf. Yes, I am a big old geek, why do you ask?