The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle<\/span><\/p>\n

“For the first time, a complete reproduction [of]\u00a0<\/span>The Voynich Manuscript<\/span>, 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.”\u2014Nina Maclaughlin,<\/span>\u00a0Boston Globe<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor people who like a good historical mystery, this . . .\u00a0 fifteenth- or sixteenth-century\u00a0<\/span>Voynich Manuscript<\/span>\u00a0will fascinate.\u201d\u2014Rebecca Onion,\u00a0<\/span>Slate<\/span><\/p>\n

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• ASIN \u200f : \u200e\u00a0<\/span>0300217234<\/span><\/li>\n
• Publisher \u200f : \u200e\u00a0<\/span>Yale University Press; Illustrated edition (November 1, 2016)<\/span><\/li>\n
• Language \u200f : \u200e\u00a0<\/span>English<\/span><\/li>\n
• Hardcover \u200f : \u200e\u00a0<\/span>304 pages<\/span><\/li>\n
• ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e\u00a0<\/span>9780300217230<\/span><\/li>\n
• ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e\u00a0<\/span>978-0300217230<\/span><\/li>\n
• Item Weight \u200f : \u200e\u00a0<\/span>3.94 pounds<\/span><\/li>\n
• Dimensions \u200f : \u200e\u00a0<\/span>9.3 x 1.1 x 12.2 inches<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Many call the fifteenth-century codex, commonly known as the \u201cVoynich Manuscript,\u201d the world\u2019s 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 rare books 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. The book\u2019s language has eluded decipherment, and its elaborate illustrations remain as baffling as they are beautiful. For the first time, this facsimile, complete with elaborate folding sections, allows readers to explore this enigma in all its stunning detail, from its one-of-a-kind \u201cVoynichese\u201d text to its illustrations of otherworldly plants, unfamiliar constellations, and naked women swimming though fantastical tubes and green baths.<\/p>\n

  The essays that accompany the manuscript explain what we have learned about this work\u2014from alchemical, cryptographic, forensic, and historical perspectives\u2014but they provide few definitive answers. Instead, as\u00a0New York Times<\/span>\u00a0best-selling author Deborah Harkness says in her introduction, the book \u201cinvites the reader to join us at the heart of the mystery.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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