The Voynich Manuscript: The Unsolved Riddle of an Extraordinary Book Which has Defied Interpretation for Centuries - Softcover

Kennedy, Gerry; Churchill, Rob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 075286422X ISBN 13: 9780752864228

Publisher: Orion Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

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 has remained undeciphered from that day to this. Voynich believed the codex to be the work of medieval philosopher Roger Bacon, others that of the Elizabethan mathematician and occultist John Dee. 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, cryptologists, 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.

About this title

About the Author

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. He has made a number of BBC Radio 4 programmes, including one on the Voynich Manuscript. Rob Churchill has written scripts for the BBC, Thames Television and numerous independent production companies in Britain and abroad.

Review

'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

Edition details

• Publisher: Orion Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 075286422X
• ISBN 13: 9780752864228
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 294