Voynich Manuscript
Last updated 25 September 2019
(Voynich manuscript, n.d)
“The Voynich Manuscript is an illustrated manuscript written in an unknown language and thought to have been created in the 15th or 16th century. It is named after antiquarian bookseller Wilfrid Voynich, who purchased it in 1912. Scholars and scientists have sought to decipher the text since the manuscript was first discovered.”
(Blumberg, 2016)
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Voynich manuscript
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- 652.809
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Boyle, R. (2016). Voynich text may be elaborate hoax. New Scientist, 232(3093), 12. Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Campbell, M. (2011). The Voynich manuscript. New Scientist, 210(2813), 44. Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Davis, L.F. (8AD, Winter 2019). Why do people keep thinking they’ve solved this medieval mystery? Washington Post, The. Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Grossman, L. (2013). Mystery script could be secret language. New Scientist, 218(2923), 8–9. Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Storr, W. (2013). The magical mystery tome . Sunday Times, The, 54-62. Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.
Schaefer, B. E. (2000). The Most Mysterious Astronomical Manuscript. Sky & Telescope, 100(5), 40. Retrieved from Science Reference Centre database.
Websites
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Gannon, M. (2014). 10 words in mysterious Voynich manuscript decoded. Retrieved from http://www.livescience.com/43542-voynich-manuscript-10-words-cracked.html
Worrall, S. (2014). The riddle of the Voynich manuscript. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26881734
Voynich manuscript. (2013). Retrieved from http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/collections/highlights/voynich-manuscript
Zandbergen, R. (2019). The Voynich Manuscript. Retrieved from http://www.voynich.nu.
Videos
TED-Ed. (2017, May 25). The world’s most mysterious book [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NS4CbBJQ84
a7aa7. (2010, December 23), Voynich manuscript: mysterious book that contain many undeciphered secrets! [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYOOALvp6-w
captaindarwin. (2010, May 9). Solving the Voynich manuscript: Prof. Gordon Rugg [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpzLhmH0UYs
References
References
Blumberg, N. (2016). Voynich manuscript. Retrieved from Encyclopedia Britannica.
Voynich Manuscript [Image]. (n.d.). The Voynich manuscript: the book nobody can read. Retrieved from http://www.csicop.org/si/show/the_voynich_manuscript_the_book_nobody_can_read/