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Once upon a time, a brilliant (but disillusioned) Renaissance architect saw his chance to start a fabulous new life in the East. But he faced a problem: how could he carry his lifelong collection of secrets through a war-zone without being arrested as a spy? How indeed...Five centuries later, in a university library sits a strange book - one whose cipher-like words and bizarre pictures no-one can read or understand. This, the enigmatic "Voynich Manuscript", is a siren whose intricate song has long been a call to adventure: yet all who try to master her end up lost, their boats smashed by hidden rocks and whirlpools. It is as if her dark secrets are protected by a curse - you might call it the "Curse of the Voynich". Perhaps, fearful, we should turn back here while we still have a chance: but one question keeps haunting our thoughts...What if the manuscript and the architect were somehow interlinked? In fact...what if their stories were two sides of the same coin? Leading Voynich researcher, Nick Pelling now tells these two compelling stories, linking and joining them together in a rich historical tapestry to reveal their very surprising shared secret history. What emerges in his book "The Curse of the Voynich" is truly stranger than fiction - a gripping real-life tale of power and poison, of invention and intrigue...and of ciphers and secrets.

Table of Contents:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACT I - EXTERIOR 1. History of a Mystery 2. A Sealed Letter 3. Citta Nostra 4. Jumbled Jigsaws ACT II - INTERIOR 5. The Duke's Architect 6. The Da Vinci Cipher 7. The Golden Book 8. The Naked Lady Code ACT III - ULTERIOR 9. The Journey East 10. Secret Numbers 11. A Golden Knight Falls 12. Secret Letters TEXT CREDITS IMAGE CREDITS INDEX [BIBLIOGRAPHY AVAILABLE ONLINE]

About the Author :
Back in the 1980s, Nick Pelling start his career as a computer games programmer, his 15 minutes of fame being the yoyo-ing caveman game "Frak!" More recently, he has turned his problem-solving skills towards stubborn historical mysteries: his book on the enigmatic Voynich Manuscript came out of five years of careful research. While flattery leaves Nick unmoved, he is easily swayed by gifts of real ale and Belgian chocolate. Just so you know!

Review :
"This book, the first in over 30 years to tackle the question of what the Voynich Manuscript may be, deserves space on any fortean's bookshelf." - Fortean Times, Feb 2007


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780955316005
  • Publisher: Compelling Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Compelling Press
  • Height: 234 mm
  • Sub Title: The Secret History of the World's Most Mysterious Manuscript
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0955316006
  • Publisher Date: /10/2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Weight: 365 gr


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