Delicate illustrations of plants, astrological charts, what look to be alchemical recipes.
This medieval beauty has it all: fold-out sections.
I'll second that."-Andrew Robinson, Nature"As handsome a new book as you could own. Wide margins are deliberately provided for readers' notes on their own ideas. Woud Huysen, Times Literary Supplement"The Voynich Manuscript, a volume edited by the library's curator Raymond Clemens, revivifies this tantalising artefact.
Voynich manuscript facsimile series#
This fascimilie and the accompanying series of essays give a clear sense of the current state of knowledge on the manuscript and reveal the findings of new research."-H.R. Barrett, Fortean Times"Handsome and well-produced. This beautiful facsimile will make it available for many more people to become enticed and entranced by it."-David V. "For the first time, a complete reproduction The Voynich Manuscript, has been published, featuring essays exploring what is known about the book and extra-wide margins so readers can record their responses to its beguiling, beautiful strangeness."-Nina Maclaughlin, Boston Globe"For people who like a good historical mystery, this first authorized publication of the fifteenth- or sixteenth-century Voynich Manuscript will fascinate."-Rebecca Onion, Slate"The Voynich MS has inspired generations of enthusiasts dedicated to deciphering it.
grafično oblikovanje - tipografija - pisave - črke - rokopisi - ilustrirani rokopisi - faksimili - 15.st.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. 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. 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 book's language has eluded decipherment, and its elaborate illustrations remain as baffling as they are beautiful. 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. 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. 24.5 x 19 x 1.5 cm Weight: 533 gr Pagination: 208 pages, colour illustrations COMPLETE CONDITION Solid binding with some minor wear, edges & corners a bit rubbed, please see photos Very clean interior All our order are securely packed and posted within 24 h.The fifteenth-century work commonly known as the Voynich Manuscript is often called the world's most mysterious book. THE VOYNICHMANUSCRIPT A facsimile of the complete workPALATINO PRESS DESCRIPTION Original paperback binding Text in English Size: approx. Item: 113013262136 2015 THE VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT A Facsimile of the Complete Work OCCULT Botany?.
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