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Category Archives: history & provenance
No Expert “Got it Right”
Number 9 on my list of Modern Voynich Myths states that when the 2009 radiocarbon test revealed a date range of 1404 and 1438, it showed the previous experts guessed the date correctly. But this was, and is, utterly incorrect. … Continue reading
Posted in Dating the VMs, history & provenance, Uncategorized
Tagged c14, dating, experts, forgery, myths, radiocarbon, voynich
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The 1910 Voynich Theory is Gaining Momentum
After more than ten years of researching the possibility that the Voynich is a circa 1908 to 1910 forgery by or for Wilfrid himself, many of the concepts I have originated, and which, in many cases, can be traced directly … Continue reading
Posted in history & provenance, optics, Uncategorized
Tagged documentary, forgery, history channel, hoax, manuscript, voynich
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The Sources for the Voynich Forgery
In my second to last post, I explained the reasons I believe that the popular quasi-historical 1904 work The Follies of Science at the Court of Rudolph II served as the “primer” used to create the Voynich Manuscript. Although the … Continue reading
The Voynich has no Provenance
There is no written evidence that can be used as provenance for the famous and enigmatic Voynich Manuscript. Although it is claimed that certain 17th century mentions of a manuscript are the Voynich, on close examination these fail to satisfy … Continue reading
Posted in Dating the VMs, history & provenance
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The Modern Forgery Hypothesis
Although I’ve mentioned various aspects of my Modern Forgery Hypothesis for the Voynich Manuscript over the last few years, both here and on the Voynich Mailing List, I have never posted a summary of it. This is an attempt at … Continue reading
Posted in codes and ciphers, Dating the VMs, history & provenance
Tagged forgery, manuscript, voynich, wilfrid
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The 1665 Marci Letter: A Forgery?
One of the keystone items of evidence used to support the claims that the Voynich Manuscript is a genuine, ancient work, is the 1665 Marci-to-Kircher letter which Wilfrid Voynich said he found in the book. But does this letter deserve … Continue reading
Posted in Dating the VMs, history & provenance
Tagged forgery, letter, manuscript, marci, marcus, voynich
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The Three Quire Theory
Over the last year or so I’ve begun to wonder if the bifolios of the Voynich Manuscript may actually be cut from some larger folio stock, which was originally in the form of three or four large, blank quires. If … Continue reading
Posted in history & provenance
Tagged bifolio, calfskin, folio, forgery, manuscript, vellum, voynich
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The Origins of the Dee Myth
A commonly recurring element of the Voynich provenance story is that the famous astrologer, alchemical and seer, John Dee, probably owned the manuscript, and brought it to the Court of Rudolf II in the late 16th century. This anecdote is … Continue reading
Sowerby’s Philippovitch
In E. Millicent Sowerby’s 1967 autobiography, Rare People and Rare Books, she gives us a wonderful insight into the world of bookselling in the 20th century. We are lucky that she includes a vivid description of her time with Wilfrid … Continue reading
Posted in history & provenance
Tagged Filipowicz, Krahelska, Philippovitch, Revolution, Russian, Sowerby, Tytus, voynich, Wanda
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Modern Voynich Myths
When I first learned of the Voynich Manuscript back in 2006, there was a certain, accepted baseline understanding of what it might be. This foundation was supported by many different factors, both real and assumed, or some combination of both. … Continue reading
Posted in Dating the VMs, history & provenance
Tagged dating, forgery, ink, manuscript, mccrone, voynich, wilfrid
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