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Title
Voynich Manuscript
Cipher Manuscript
Page/Caption
2r
Place of origin
Central Europe [?]
Date
s. XV^^ex-XVI [?] [15th or 16th century(?)]
Physical Description
1 vol.
color illustrations
23 x 16 cm. (binding)
Note
Parchment. ff. 102 (contemporary foliation, Arabic numerals; not every leaf foliated) + i (paper), including 5 double-folio, 3 triple-folio, 1 quadruple-folio and 1 sextuple-folio folding leaves. 225 x 160 mm.
Summary/Description
Scientific or magical text in an unidentified language, in cipher, apparently based on Roman minuscule characters. See the Database of Archival Collections and Manuscripts for more information.
Subject
Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1552-1612
Dee, John, 1527-1608
Kronland, Johann Marcus Marci von, 1595-1667
Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680
Voynich, Wilfred Michael, 1865-1930
Botany
Genre/Form
Manuscripts
Botanical illustrations
Astronomical charts
Drawings
Hand coloring
Illustrations
Type of resource
Mixed material
Call Number
MS 408
Cite as
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
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Bibliographic Record Number
2002046
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Image ID Number
1006078
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Image Resolution
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