Name: The Voynich Manuscript (in English)
Price: 36.59 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Author: Clemens
ISBN: 9780300217230

portada The Voynich Manuscript (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Introduction by

Deborah E. Harkness

Illustrated by

Raymond Clemens

Publisher

Yale University Press

Author

Clemens

Year

2016

Language

English

Pages

304

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

31.0 x 23.6 x 2.8 cm

Weight

1.81 kg.

ISBN13

9780300217230

Synopsis "The Voynich Manuscript (in English)"

The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle "For the first time, a complete reproduction [of] The Voynich Manuscript, has been published, featuring essays exploring what is known about the book and extra-wide margins so readers can record their responses to its beguiling, beautiful strangeness."--Nina Maclaughlin, Boston Globe "For people who like a good historical mystery, this . . . fifteenth- or sixteenth-century Voynich Manuscript will fascinate."--Rebecca Onion, Slate Many call the fifteenth-century codex, commonly known as the "Voynich Manuscript," the world's most mysterious book. Written in an unknown script by an unknown author, the manuscript has no clearer purpose now than when it was rediscovered in 1912 by rare books dealer Wilfrid Voynich. The manuscript appears and disappears throughout history, from the library of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II to a secret sale of books in 1903 by the Society of Jesus in Rome. The book's language has eluded decipherment, and its elaborate illustrations remain as baffling as they are beautiful. For the first time, this facsimile, complete with elaborate folding sections, allows readers to explore this enigma in all its stunning detail, from its one-of-a-kind "Voynichese" text to its illustrations of otherworldly plants, unfamiliar constellations, and naked women swimming though fantastical tubes and green baths. The essays that accompany the manuscript explain what we have learned about this work--from alchemical, cryptographic, forensic, and historical perspectives--but they provide few definitive answers. Instead, as New York Times best-selling author Deborah Harkness says in her introduction, the book "invites the reader to join us at the heart of the mystery."

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Alexeis BustamanteSunday, September 27, 2020
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Buena ilustración y muy interesante
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Jose Luis Peña De La VegaWednesday, February 09, 2022
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Es el mejor facsímil publicado hasta hoy, respetando todos los escaneados del original con gran claridad. Lo pedí el libro, y después de larguísima espera (desde el 30 de diciembre), ya está en las oficinas de Buscalibre en USA y está pronto a arribar aquí a Lima para que se me sea entregado. El libro ahora está sin stock, no sorprende porque es la única edición con fotos claras, sin recortar los formatos grandes del original. Las demás ediciones recortan las imágenes o salen borrosas.
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Bastian BarrosThursday, August 03, 2023
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Esta muy bien la calidad y los detalles en cada ilustración. Mejor de lo que pensaba
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Carlos CedonesTuesday, November 07, 2023
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Excelente el libro me agrado
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