Unraveling the Voynich Codex. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jules Janick, Arthur O. Tucker.
• Authors: Janick, Jules, 1931-; Tucker, Arthur O
• Contents: Intro; Dedication; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I: An Introduction to the Voynich Codex; Chapter 1: Origin and Provenance of the Voynich Codex; Origins; The Mexican Connection; Literature; Voynich Resources; Provenance; John Dee; Was the Voynich Codex in John Dee's Library?; Francisco Hernández; Conclusion; Literature Cited; Chapter 2: The Voynich Codex; Codex Foliation; Facsimiles; Sections; Herbal (Folios 1v-11v, 13r-57r, 65r-65v, 66v, 87r-87v, 89v-90v, 93r-96v); Pharmaceutical (Folios 88r-89v, 99r-102v); Balneological (Folios 75r, 75v, 76v-84v). Cosmological (Folios 67r-69v, 86v)Astrological (Folios 70r-73v); Recipe (Folios 103r-116r); Other Folios; Pigments, Pigment Binder, and Composition Analyses; Inks; Green Pigment; Blue Pigment; Red-Brown Pigment; Pigment Binders; Composition; Dating of the Vellum; Conclusion; Literature Cited; Chapter 3: An Historical Context for the Voynich Codex: Aztec Mexico and Catholic Spain; Spanish Encounter the New World; History of the Aztecs; Pre-conquest Mexican Society; Politics and Economy; Aztec Culture; Linguistics; Religion; Astronomy; Botanical Gardens; Bathing; Medical Knowledge; Art. Writing and PoetryPost-conquest Mexican Society: New Spain; The Conquest; Encomienda and Slavery; The Church; The Holy Inquisition; Establishment of Schools and Colegios; Disease; Jewish and Moorish Influences; Conclusion; Literature Cited; Part II: Evidence for Mesoamerican Origins; Chapter 4: Phytomorph and Geomorph Identification; Plant Images in the Voynich Codex; Plant Identification; Fern: Ophioglossaceae; Gymnosperm: Taxodiaceae; Angiosperms: Asparagaceae/Agavaceae; Apiaceae; Apocynaceae; Araceae; Asteraceae; Boraginaceae; Brassicaceae; Cactaceae; Caryophyllaceae; Convolvulaceae. DioscoreaceaeEuphorbiaceae; Fabaceae; Gesneriaceae; Grossulariaceae; Lamiaceae; Malvaceae; Marantaceae; Menyanthaceae; Moraceae; Nyctaginaceae; Onagraceae; Passifloraceae; Penthoraceae; Polemoniaceae; Ranunculaceae; Saxifragaceae; Solanaceae; Urticaceae; Valerianaceae; Verbenaceae; Violaceae; Mineral Identification; Conclusion; Literature Cited; Chapter 5: Phytomorphs in the Pharmaceutical Section: The Rosetta Stone of the Voynich Codex; The Decipherment of Lost Languages; Deciphering the Language Symbols of the Voynich Codex; The Voynichese Symbols. Associations of Phytomorphs with Plant NamesDevelopment of a Syllabary/Alphabet; Voynichese and Problems in Decipherment; Cognates of Voynichese in Classical Nahuatl; Orthography of Voynichese and Comparison with Nahuatl; SpanNahuatl; An Alphabetical Sequence of Voynichese Symbols; Conclusion; Literature Cited; Chapter 6: Zoomorph Identification; Animal Images in the Voynich Codex; Zoomorph Identification; Invertebrates; Fish; Amphibians; Reptiles; Birds; Mammals; Conclusion; Literature Cited; Chapter 7: Nymphs and Ritual Bathing; Balneological Section; Nymph Figures; Crucifix; Metallic Rings.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 091; Life sciences; Manuscripts, Medieval -- Mexico; Ciphers; History; Natural language processing (Computer science); Archaeology; ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES -- General; Ciphers; Manuscripts, Medieval; History -- General; Computers -- Speech & Audio Processing; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General; Social Science -- Archaeology; History; Natural language & machine translation; Zoology & animal sciences; Archaeology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Botany & plant sciences; Mexico; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319772943; 3319772945
• Related ISBNs: 9783319772936; 3319772937
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 21, 2018).
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