![]() ![]() It is very likely that Emperor Rudolph acquired the manuscript from the English astrologer John Dee (1527-1608). “The codex belonged to Emperor Rudolph II of Germany (1576-1612) who purchased it for 600 gold ducats and believed that it was the work of Roger Bacon. The manuscript’s ownership history can be traced back to the 17th century, but carbon dating of its vellum and stylistic analysis of its illustrations suggest that it was written around the second half of the 15th century. Nearly every page of the book contains scientific and botanical drawings in various shades of green, brown, yellow, blue, and red. It is written in a language that even the best cryptographers have been unable to decode. Named after the antiquarian Wilfrid Voynich who owned it since 1912 until his death in 1930, the Voynich manuscript is a small book 23.5 x 16.2 cm of about 240 pages. Pages from the astrological section of the Voynich manuscript (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library) ![]()
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