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Cipher Manuscript

Cipher Manuscript

Call Number:
Beinecke MS 408  (Request the physical item to view in our reading room)
Alternate Title:
Voynich Manuscript
Date: [ca. 1401-1599?]
Genres:
Manuscripts
Botanical illustrations
Astronomical charts
Drawings
Hand coloring
Illustrations
Type of Resource:
mixed material
Description:
Parchment. ff. 102 (contemporary foliation, Arabic numerals; not every leaf foliated) + i (paper), including 5 double-folio, 3 triple-folio, 1 quadruple-folio and 1 sextuple-folio folding leaves. 225 x 160 mm.
Abstract:
Scientific or magical text in an unidentified language, in cipher, apparently based on Roman minuscule characters.
Physical Description:
1 vol.
color illustrations
23 x 16 cm. (binding)
Rights:
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Curatorial Area: Beinecke Library
Catalog Record:
A record for this resource appears in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Extent of Digitization:
Complete work digitized.
Source Digital Format:
High Resolution (image/tiff)
Object ID: 2002046
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