

* Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment It’s fun to follow and falls in the category of real life entertainment. He’s involved other people and collaborators in the decoding of the book. He’s the person in the forefront of decoding the manuscript after publishing his work earlier this year and posting a very informative, exciting and interesting video on his theories. Here’s a fine presentation by Stephen Bax, a professor of applied linguistics at CRELLA* at the University of Bedfordshire. – Beinecke Library on the Voynich Manuscript
VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT PDF HIGH RESOLUTION DOWNLOAD
Download the complete book Voynich Manuscript PDF (Right click and save attachment, or open the file in a new tab, but remember it’s a big file).ĭescribed as a magical or scientific text, nearly every page contains botanical, figurative, and scientific drawings of a provincial but lively character, drawn in ink with vibrant washes in various shades of green, brown, yellow, blue, and red. There are vivid drawings and symbols on the pages to behold, each and every one of a kind without a known author nor purpose. Why was something elaborate like this ever made? Was it a medicinal book or just an elaborated piece of work within the interest of a group? In any case, the book is the definition of a mysterious book. The name comes from the antiquarian Wilfrid M. It is assumed to have been written at the end of the 15th or 16th century. PLEASE ALLOW 4-6 WEEKS FOR NOTIFICATION OF SHIPMENT.The Voynich Manuscript drawings are naive in their style, but the script is perfect and there is no sign of error in any of the pages. NOTE : ALL OF OUR FACSIMILES ARE MADE TO ORDER. WE ALSO ADD A THICK MULL CLOTH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BINDING, DRYING IN BETWEEN EACH LAYER, A TRADITIONAL WAY TO MAKE THE BINDING STIFF, STRONG, AND RESILIENT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THE SEWN BOOK IS BOUND WITH A STRONG ADHESIVE GLUE THAT MAKES THE BINDINGS LAST, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LARGER BOOKS. THE SIGNATURES/PAGES ARE HANDSEWN USING A LIBRARY BINDING METHOD. THE LEATHER IS ADHERED TO THE COVERS WITH GLUE AND MOLDED INTO THE SHAPE AT THE HAND OF OUR LOCAL ARTISANS. THE LEATHER IS A 4 OZ COWHIDE, FROM A SMALL SUPPLIER IN NORTH CAROLINA. REPRODUCTION DETAILS : OUR HARDCOVER BOOKS ARE MADE WITH REAL WOOD FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS AS WELL AS THE SPINE. VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT HARDCOVER, BLANK - $299.99 VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT THICK SOFT COVER WITH “VOYNICH” STAMPED - $249.99 EVERYTHING IS HAND-STITCHED, AND BOUND TOGETHER WITH A SINGLE PIECE OF CUSTOM-PICKED LEATHER.Ģ08 PAGES PRINTED FROM HIGH-DEFINITION SCANS OF THE ORIGINAL THE SCRIPT IS PRINTED DIRECTLY FROM HIGH-DEF SCANS OF THE ORIGINAL PIECE. WE HAVE TAKEN IMMENSE CARE TO MATCH AUTHENTICITY. THE ORIGINAL VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT IS MADE FROM COSTLY VELLUM. ITS WHEREABOUTS ONLY BEING CONJECTURE UNTIL IT ENDED UP IN VOYNICH’S POSSESSION WHERE IT REMAINED UNTIL HIS DEATH, IT EXCHANGED HANDS ONLY A FEW MORE TIMES UNTIL 1969, WHEN IT WAS DONATED TO THE YALE UNIVERSITY, WHERE IT REMAINS TODAY. THE MANUSCRIPT WAS SOLD SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE 17TH CENTURY. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH BY SCHOLARS, CORRESPONDENCES WERE DISCOVERED FROM THE 17TH CENTURY NAMING THE FIRST KNOWN OWNER OF THE VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT GEORG BARESCH, AN ALCHEMIST FROM PRAGUE. IT WAS HEAVILY DEBATED THAT THE MANUSCRIPT WAS A HOAX BY VOYNICH, GIVING THE MANUSCRIPT ITS NAME. THE MANUSCRIPT GAINED ITS NOTORIETY IN 1912 WHEN A POLISH DEALER OF RARE MANUSCRIPTS NAMED WILFRED VOYNICH PURCHASED THE MANUSCRIPT FROM THE JESUITS AT THE VILLA MONDRAGONE IN ITALY. 500 YEARS TO THIS DAY, THE TRUE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF THE MANUSCRIPT REMAINS A MYSTERY TO THE WORLD. THIS MAGNIFICENT PIECE OF HISTORY IS ILLUSTRATED IN A MYSTERIOUS SECRET CODE, WHICH HAS BEEN STUDIED BY AMERICAN AND BRITISH CODE-BREAKERS, CRYPTOGRAPHERS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS, ALL OF WHOM HAVE FAILED TO DECIPHER THE DOCUMENT. HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: THE VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT DATES BACK TO THE EARLY 15TH CENTURY. PAGE #: 208 REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.75 X 8.75 IN AUTHOR: UNKNOWN LANGUAGE: UNKNOWN DATE: 1490 EST.
