Voynich Catalog Record

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Title

Voynich Catalog Record

Subject

A description of the Voynich manuscript's provenance and contents.

Description

Ownership passed, in no particular order, between Emperor Rudolph II of Germany, John Dee, Jacobus Horcicky de Tepenecz, Johannes
Marcus Marci of Cronland, Athanasius Kircher, S. J., Wilfred M. Voynich, H. P. Kraus, Ethel Voynich, and (now) the Beinecke Library.

The manuscript is filled “with images of plants for which there are no readily identifiable botanical exemplars” (Yale University, 2016, p. 45).

Creator

Barbara A. Shailor

Source

https://pre1600ms.beinecke.library.yale.edu/docs/pre1600.ms408.HTM

Publisher

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Date

Unknown

Format

HTML

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

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Coverage

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Website Item Type Metadata

Local URL

https://pre1600ms.beinecke.library.yale.edu/docs/pre1600.ms408.HTM

Citation

Barbara A. Shailor, “Voynich Catalog Record,” Omeka, accessed February 5, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/464.

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