History
Manuscript Sections
Who gave the manuscript to who
Miscellaneous
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When was the Voynich Manuscript written?

15th-16th century

100

This section of the manuscript means the "study of life"

biology

100

Who had the manuscript first?

An English astrologer John Dee

100

Who had the manuscript last before it was bought by a library to be on display?

Ethel Voynich, Wilfrid Voynich’s widow

200

Who is the manuscript named after?

A polish-american bookseller

200

This section of the manuscript is about plants

botany

200

Who had the manuscript second?

Emperor Rudolph II of Germany

200

What famous college is the book on display on currently?

Yale University

300

What does almost every page in the manuscript have besides writing?

pictures

300

This section of the manuscript is about stars, moons, planets

astrology

300

Who had the manusript third?

Jacobus Horcicky de Tepenecz

300

Where is the book on display at the university?

The Library

400

What colors are the pictures in the manuscript? (Name one)

red, brown, yellow, blue, green, yellow

400

This section of the manuscript is about the "study of medicine"

pharmacology

400

Who had the manuscript fourth?

Johannes Marcus Marci of Cronland

400

Who wrote "The Friar and the Cipher: Roger Bacon and the Unsolved Mystery of the Most Unusual Manuscript in the World."  

Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone

500

How many sections does the manuscript have?

6

500

this section of the manuscript is thought to be something we follow when we are cooking

recipes

500

Who had the manuscript fifth?

Jesuit College at Frascati near Rome

500

What famous magazine wrote a story about the Voynich Manuscript?

Harper's Monthly Magazine

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