The Voynich Manuscript by Gerry Kennedy

The Voynich Manuscript by Gerry Kennedy

In 1912, Wilfrid Voynich, an antiquarian book dealer, stumbled upon a strange volume, its vellum pages covered in a beautiful but unrecognisable script accompanied by equally mystifying pictures. The codex, approximately 6 x 9 inches, has remained undeciphered from that day to this. Voynich believed the codex to be the work of medieval philosopher Roger Bacon, others that the Elizabethan mathematician and occultist John Dee was the author. Whoever created the book - which now resides at Yale University - it remains to this day a singular enigma which continues to defy the best efforts of linguists, cryptanalysts and scholars. With the benefit of the authors' exhaustive research, readers can hazard their own guesses as to the meaning and provenance of this most beguiling of mysteries...

'A fascinating examination of the latest theories concerning the manuscript' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'The clashing interpretations are aired ably and open-mindedly and the books includes plenty of mesmerising images from the enigmatic codex' GUARDIAN

The authors are producers and film-makers. Gerry Kennedy is a relative of Voynich and has been researching the manuscript for many years and has amassed a unique archive of material.

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ISBN 13	9780752864228
ISBN 10	075286422X
Title	The Voynich Manuscript
Author	Gerry Kennedy
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2005-02-03
Number of pages	336
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