Voynich manuscript
illustrated codex hand-written in an unknown writing system
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Summary
Voynich manuscript is an illuminated manuscript[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of illuminated manuscript entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172,394 views/month, #1 of 197).[2]
Key Facts
- Owned by: Yale University[3]
- Named after: Wilfrid Voynich[4]
- Made from material: vellum[5]
- Collection: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library[6]
- Inventory number: MS 408[7]
- Location: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library[8]
- Writing system: Voynich[9]
- Commons category: Voynich manuscript[10]
- Language of work or name: Voynichese[11]
- Inception: 1430[12]
- Publication date: 1912[13]
- Edition or translation of: Voynich manuscript[14]
- Has edition or translation: Voynichův rukopis, aneb, Nejzáhadnější kniha světa[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Voynich manuscript[16]
- Commons gallery: Voynich manuscript[17]
- Work available at URL: https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2002046[18]
- Number of pages: 272[19]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/tags/voynich-manuscript[20]
- Exemplar of: Voynich manuscript[21]
- Height: 23.5 cm[22]
- Width: 16.2 cm[23]
- Thickness: 5 cm[24]
- Copyright status: public domain[25]
Why It Matters
Voynich manuscript has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]