Voynich Manuscript, Hardcover by Clemens, Raymond (EDT); Harkness, Deborah (I...
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Voynich Manuscript, Hardcover by Clemens, Raymond (EDT); Harkness, Deborah (I.... Written in an unknown script by an unknown author, the manuscript has no clearer purpose now than when it was rediscovered in 1912 by rars dealer Wilfrid Voynich. Voynich Manuscript, Hardcover by Clemens, Raymond (EDT); Harkness, Deborah (INT), ISBN 0300217234, ISBN-13 9780300217230, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "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 rars 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. Th'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, th's essays 'invite the reader to join us at the heart of the mystery.'"--
