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#VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENTARY PROFESSIONAL#

Possibly some form of encrypted ciphertext, the Voynich manuscript has been studied by many professional and amateur cryptographers, including American and British codebreakers from both World War I and World War II. However, most of the plants do not match known species, and the manuscript's script and language remain unknown and unreadable. Much of the manuscript resembles herbal manuscripts of the time period, seeming to present illustrations and information about plants and their possible uses for medical purposes. It is named after the book dealer Wilfrid Voynich, who purchased it in 1912. The Voynich manuscript, also known as 'the world's most mysterious manuscript', is a work which dates to the early 15th century, possibly from northern Italy. This ebook is the complete reproduction of the preserved Voynich Manuscript, formatted for high resolution color ebook reader displays. Both authors were consultants for the BBC/Mentorn Films documentary The Voynich Mystery. Rob Churchill is a professional writer who has written scripts for many production companies, including the BBC and Thames Television.

Gerry Kennedy is a freelance writer and has produced a number of BBC Radio 4 programs, including one on the Voynich Manuscript in 2001. With the possibility that it may be a lost alchemical text or other esoteric work, this manuscript remains one of the most intriguing yet enigmatic documents ever to have come to light.

They trace the speculative history of the manuscript and reveal those who may be connected to it, including Roger Bacon, John Dee, and the Cathars. Gerry Kennedy and Rob Churchill explore the mystery surrounding the Voynich Manuscript, examining the many existing theories about the possible authors of this work and the information it may contain. Written in an unknown language or an as yet undecipherable code, this medieval manuscript contains hundreds of illustrations of unknown plants, cosmological charts, and inexplicable scenes of naked вЂњnymphsвЂќ bathing in a green liquid that some interpret as a symbolic depiction of human reproduction and the joining of the soul with the body. Includes color images from the manuscript juxtaposed with other medieval writings Since its discovery by Wilfrid Voynich in an Italian monastery in 1912, the Voynich Manuscript has baffled scholars and cryptanalysists with its unidentifiable script and bizarre illustrations.

#VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENTARY CODE#

Explains the cryptanalysis methods used in attempts to break the code.

Reveals the connections between this work and the Cathars, Roger Bacon, and John Dee.

Instead, as New York Times best-selling author Deborah Harkness says in her introduction, the book 'invites the reader to join us at the heart of the mystery.'ДЄn examination of the many theories surrounding this enigmatic text, apparently written in code 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 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. Many call the fifteenth-century codex, commonly known as the 'Voynich Manuscript,' the world's most mysterious book. The Voynich Manuscript is produced from new photographs of the entire original and accompanied by expert essays that invite anyone to understand and explore the enigma. The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle.

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