In 1912, Wilfrid Voynich, an antiquarian book dealer, stumbled upon a strange volume, its vellum pages covered in a beautiful but unrecognisable script accompanied by equally mystifying pictures. The codex has remained undeciphered from that day to this. Voynich believed the codex to be the work of medieval philosopher Roger Bacon, others that of the Elizabethan mathematician and occultist John Dee. Whoever created the bookwhich now resides at Yale Universityit remains to this day a singular enigma which continues to defy ...
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In 1912, Wilfrid Voynich, an antiquarian book dealer, stumbled upon a strange volume, its vellum pages covered in a beautiful but unrecognisable script accompanied by equally mystifying pictures. The codex has remained undeciphered from that day to this. Voynich believed the codex to be the work of medieval philosopher Roger Bacon, others that of the Elizabethan mathematician and occultist John Dee. Whoever created the bookwhich now resides at Yale Universityit remains to this day a singular enigma which continues to defy the best efforts of linguists, cryptologists, and scholars. With the benefit of the authors' exhaustive research, readers can hazard their own guesses as to the meaning and provenance of this most beguiling of mysteries."
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Fine in Fine jacket. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. 8.75 inches tall; 276 with Chapter Notes, Bibliography and Index. Unread, Unopened. Illustrated with plates some in color. Kennedy and Churchill trace the history of the Voynich Manuscript, from its discovery by Wilfrid Voynich in 1912 to its current location at Yale University. They explore theories about its origins, including its possible role as an alchemical text or an unknown civilization's code. The book delves into the manuscript's mysterious botanical illustrations, zodiac symbols, and undecoded language, while examining various attempts to crack its code, including modern computational tools. This accessible account also explores the broader implications of the manuscript's mystery, blending history, cryptography, and the human fascination with unsolved puzzles, making it a captivating intellectual exploration. [Adapted from Reviews] Subjects: cryptography, medieval literature, the history of books and manuscripts, unsolved puzzles, occult studies.
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