The Voynich Manuscript

About this episode

Kelli explores the enigmatic Voynich Manuscript, a book filled with an unknown language and bizarre illustrations from the Renaissance era.

Join Kelli in this shorter history on the mysterious Voynich Manuscript, an early Renaissance-era book written in a made up language (dubbed Voynichese) with strange diagrams that seem... out of this world. I love a good *history mystery* :) Sources Dave Roos, “Why the Voynich Manuscript May Be the World’s Most Mysterious Book” History.com. https://www.history.com/articles/voynich-manuscript-mysteryCipher Manuscript, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. https://colle...

People in this episode

Host: Kelli Beard

Topics covered

• Voynich Manuscript
• history mystery
• Renaissance
• language
• mystery

Keywords

• Voynich Manuscript
• history
• mystery
• Renaissance
• language
• diagrams

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: History.com, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University

Books & works: Voynich Manuscript

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