‘Beinecke Library’ category posts - « Cipher Mysteries »
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is part of Yale University in New Haven, CT. Perhaps the most (in)famous rare book in its collection is Beinecke MS 408 – somewhat better known as The Voynich Manuscript (“the VMs”), one of those as-yet-undeciphered manuscripts this blog is so foolishly passionate about.
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Having said all that, if you just pitch up at the Beinecke expecting to be able to see the VMs for yourself, you’ll probably be somewhat disappointed when the curators turn you away. Contact them first, and tell them exactly why a first-class academic like you needs to examine the VMs in person (and why the eerily beautiful hi-res scans on their website aren’t good enough for your needs), and they might just change their minds…
