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The Voynich manuscript : the mysterious code that has defied interpretation for centuries

Title

The Voynich manuscript : the mysterious code that has defied interpretation for centuries / Gerry Kennedy and Rob Churchill.

Author

Kennedy, Gerry, 1943-

Publication

Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions, 2006.

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Churchill, Rob.

Description

x, 292 p. : ill. (chiefly col.); 23 cm

Summary

"Since its discovery by Wilfrid Voynich in an Italian monastery in 1912, the Voynich manuscript has baffled scholars and cryptanalysts with its unidentifiable script and bizarre illustrations. Written in an unknown language or as-yet undecipherable code, this medieval manuscript contains hundreds of illustrations of unknown plants, cosmological charts, and inexplicable scenes of naked "nymphs" bathing in a green liquid that some interpret as a symbolic depiction of human reproduction and the joining of the soul with the body. 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. They trace the speculative history of the manuscript and reveal those who may be connected to it, including Roger Bacon, John dee, Edward Kelley, and the Cathars. 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." -- cover.

Subject

Voynich manuscript

Note

Originally published: London : Orion, 2004.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-280) and index.

Contents

The ugly duckling -- The cipher of Roger Bacon -- The magus, the scryer, and the Egyptologist -- The cryptological maze--part I -- The cryptological maze--part II -- A garden of unearthly delights -- Privileged consciousness -- Shams old and new -- Letting the cat out of the bag.

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