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Decoding Folio 1v: Botanical Integration and Ma...

While the front of the manuscript’s opening leaf (f1r) presents a solid block of industrial ledger entries for raw minerals, turning the page over to f1v introduces a stark shift...

Decoding Folio 1v: Botanical Integration and Ma...

While the front of the manuscript’s opening leaf (f1r) presents a solid block of industrial ledger entries for raw minerals, turning the page over to f1v introduces a stark shift...

Decoding Folio 1r: Inside a 15th-Century Color Laboratory

Decoding Folio 1r: Inside a 15th-Century Color ...

To understand folio 1r, one must understand how technical documents were produced in the 15th century. Vellum was expensive, and recording multi-step chemical recipes by hand was time-consuming.

Decoding Folio 1r: Inside a 15th-Century Color ...

To understand folio 1r, one must understand how technical documents were produced in the 15th century. Vellum was expensive, and recording multi-step chemical recipes by hand was time-consuming.

About the Manuscript

About the Manuscript

In reality, the script utilizes a highly disciplined system of scribal abbreviation and consonantal shorthand. Scribes and scholars in the 15th century routinely compressed technical ledgers to save precious vellum...

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About the Manuscript

In reality, the script utilizes a highly disciplined system of scribal abbreviation and consonantal shorthand. Scribes and scholars in the 15th century routinely compressed technical ledgers to save precious vellum...

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Decoding Folio f2r: The 15th-Century Apothecary Workshop in Action

Von der Kurzschrift zur Morphologie: Entzifferu...

Unter Verwendung des auf Emily Sherwoods AVA-Alphabet aufbauenden XVA (eXtended Voynich Alphabet) behandeln wir die Schreiberhandschrift als abgekürzten norditalienischen Text aus dem 15. Jahrhundert.

Von der Kurzschrift zur Morphologie: Entzifferu...

Unter Verwendung des auf Emily Sherwoods AVA-Alphabet aufbauenden XVA (eXtended Voynich Alphabet) behandeln wir die Schreiberhandschrift als abgekürzten norditalienischen Text aus dem 15. Jahrhundert.