The Voynich manuscript / edited by Raymond Clemens ; with an introduction by Deborah Harkness.
"The fifteenth-century work commonly known as the Voynich Manuscript is often called 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 reproductions of 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. The essays that accompany the manuscript explain what we have learned about this work--from alchemical, cryptographic, forensic, and historical perspectives--but they provide few definitive answers. Instead, as New York Times best-selling author Deborah Harkness says in her introduction, the book's essays 'invite the reader to join us at the heart of the mystery.'"-- Provided by publisher
Record details
- ISBN: 9780300217230
- ISBN: 0300217234
- Physical Description: xvii, 240 unnumbered pages (some folded), 66 pages : color illustrations, color facsimiles, color portraits ; 31 cm
- Publisher: New Haven ; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, in association with Yale University Press, [2016]
- Copyright: ℗♭2016
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction / Deborah Harkness -- Preface / Raymond Clemens -- The Voynich manuscript : [facsimile reproduction] -- Earliest owners / RenZandbergen -- Voynich the buyer / Arnold Hunt -- Physical findings / Paula Zyats, Erin Mysak, Jens Stenger, Marie-France Lemay, AnikBezur, and David D. Driscoll -- Cryptographic attempts / William Sherman -- Alchemical traditions / Jennifer M. Rampling -- World's most mysterious manuscript / Raymond Clemens -- Chronology |
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Subject: | Voynich, Wilfred Michael, 1865-1930. Voynich manuscript. Ciphers. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rolla Public Library | NF 025.341 VOY (Text) | 38256101824880 | Adult Nonfiction | In transit | - |