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The Friar And The Cipher: Roger Bacon And The Unsolved Mystery Of The Most Unusual Manuscript in the World
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Hardcover
from Doubleday (February 1, 2005)
9780767914734 | details & prices | 320 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.20 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $26.00
About: A study of the mystery of the Voynich Manuscript, discovered in 1912, examines the theory that thirteenth-century astronomer Roger Bacon was the author of the book, which is written in an indecipherable language and code that remains unsolved.
About: A study of the mystery of the Voynich Manuscript, discovered in 1912, examines the theory that thirteenth-century astronomer Roger Bacon was the author of the book, which is written in an indecipherable language and code that remains unsolved.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Broadway Books (February 14, 2006)
9780767914727 | details & prices | 320 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $14.95
About: An accessible study of the baffling mystery of the Voynich Manuscript, discovered in 1912, examines the theory that Roger Bacon, the noted thirteenth-century astronomer, was the author of the book, which is written in an indecipherable language and code that remains unsolved and contains odd illustrations of plants, astrological diagrams, and more.
About: An accessible study of the baffling mystery of the Voynich Manuscript, discovered in 1912, examines the theory that Roger Bacon, the noted thirteenth-century astronomer, was the author of the book, which is written in an indecipherable language and code that remains unsolved and contains odd illustrations of plants, astrological diagrams, and more.