Beinecke MS 408

E478680

Beinecke MS 408 is the unique shelfmark for the Voynich manuscript, a famously undeciphered illustrated codex held at Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cipher manuscript
historical document
illustrated codex
medieval manuscript
acquiredBy Yale University NERFINISHED
acquisitionDate 1969
alsoKnownAs Voynich manuscript NERFINISHED
approximateDate early 15th century
binding modern binding
catalogCode Beinecke MS 408 NERFINISHED
cityOfLocation New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED
contains astronomical diagrams
cosmological diagrams
nude female figures
pharmaceutical drawings
plant illustrations
text paragraphs
zodiac symbols
countryOfLocation United States of America NERFINISHED
digitalFacsimileAvailableAt Beinecke Digital Library website NERFINISHED
folioCount over 200 folios
hasOwnerInHistory Ethel Voynich NERFINISHED
Georg Baresch NERFINISHED
Hans P. Kraus NERFINISHED
Johannes Marcus Marci NERFINISHED
Wilfrid Voynich NERFINISHED
hasPart astrological section
astronomical section
balneological section
herbal section
pharmaceutical section
recipes section
heldBy Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library NERFINISHED
inkType iron gall ink
language undeciphered language
locatedInInstitution Yale University NERFINISHED
material vellum
notableFor being one of the most famous undeciphered manuscripts in the world
pigments various mineral and organic pigments
placeOfOrigin Central Europe (hypothesized) NERFINISHED
Northern Italy (hypothesized) NERFINISHED
radiocarbonDating 1404–1438
scriptType cursive script
shelfmark MS 408 NERFINISHED
status undeciphered
subjectOf cryptographic research
linguistic analysis
statistical text analysis
writingSystem unknown script

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Voynich manuscript shelfmark Beinecke MS 408