The Voynich Manuscript
By Unknown with Raymond Clemens, Deborah Harkness
Published in 2016 by Yale University Press
Finished reading: December 3rd, 2017
Rating: 4.0 / 5
Description:
Many call the fifteenth-century codex, commonly known as the “Voynich Manuscript,” the world’s most mysterious book. Written in an unknown script by an unknown author, the manuscript has no clearer purpose now than when it was rediscovered in 1912 by rare books dealer Wilfrid Voynich. The manuscript appears and disappears throughout history, from the library of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II to a secret sale of books in 1903 by the Society of Jesus in Rome. The book’s language has eluded decipherment, and its elaborate illustrations remain as baffling as they are beautiful. For the first time, this facsimile, complete with elaborate folding sections, allows readers to explore this enigma in all its stunning detail, from its one-of-a-kind “Voynichese” text to its illustrations of otherworldly plants, unfamiliar constellations, and naked women swimming though fantastical tubes and green baths.
- Pages: 304
- ISBN: 0300217234
- ISBN-13: 9780300217230
- Tags: art essays hardcover historical illustrated
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