Some pages are missing, but the current version comprises about 240 vellum pages, most with. It is named after the book dealer Wilfrid Voynich, who purchased it in 1912. Voynich Manuscript: Mint condition.Yale University Press,2016.First UK edition.Large format pictorial hardback in mint condition, no Dj cover as issued.The Voynich manuscript, described as 'the worlds most mysterious manuscript', is a work which dates to the early 15th century (14041438), possibly from northern Italy. Manuskrip Voynich menurut penanggalan radiokarbon, diperkirakan ditulis antara tahun 1450 sampai tahun 1520 oleh pengarang yang tidak diketahui serta dalam bahasa dan sistem penulisan yang juga tidak diketahui.Manuskrip ini telah dipelajari oleh banyak kriptografer profesional dan amatir.The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle. Manuskrip Voynich adalah buku ilustrasi misterius dengan isi yang tidak dapat dimengerti.
The book’s language has eluded decipherment, and its elaborate illustrations remain as baffling as they are beautiful. 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. 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. Fifteenth- or sixteenth-century Voynich Manuscript will fascinate.”—Rebecca Onion, SlateMany call the fifteenth-century codex, commonly known as the “Voynich Manuscript,” the world’s most mysterious book.
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The so-called 'Voynich Manuscript' is proof that, even in our increasingly demystified world, mystery is still alive. Woud Huysen, Times Literary Supplement"The publication by Yale University Press of an actual-size colored facsimile, with an informative set of specialist essays on the manuscript’s history, materials, cryptological puzzles, and public impact, will no doubt encourage wider engagement with its enigmas and set off a multitude of amateur as well as professional attempts to decipher it."—Eamon Duffy, New York Review of Books"Bibliophiles rejoice—one of the book world’s most fascinating and enduring riddles is now available for all to examine. This fascimilie and the accompanying series of essays give a clear sense of the current state of knowledge on the manuscript and reveal the findings of new research.”—H.R. Barrett, Fortean Times“Handsome and well-produced. This beautiful facsimile will make it available for many more people to become enticed and entranced by it.”—David V. Instead, as New York Times best-selling author Deborah Harkness says in her introduction, the book “invites the reader to join us at the heart of the mystery.”"For people who like a good historical mystery, this first authorized publication of the fifteenth- or sixteenth-century Voynich Manuscript will fascinate."—Rebecca Onion, Slate“The Voynich MS has inspired generations of enthusiasts dedicated to deciphering it.
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