![]() The Voynich MS has been written on parchment made of calf skin. When and how was the Voynich MS produced The materials The question about the number of people involved is briefly discussed The 'artist' is the person (or persons) who made the drawings, regardless of their perceived artistic quality. While this could be true, it is not necessarily the case and it is done for convenience and readability. I will usually refer to the 'author' as if the MS were conceived and written by a single person. scribe and artist), or that one role was performed by several different people (e.g. On this page, I am not referring to people but to 'roles', and leave open all possibilities, for example that several roles were performed by the same person (e.g. ![]() Several other people would have been more involved with the materials (parchment maker, book binder) and are not considered here. These could be scribes/copyists or artists, or an author in case the MS is an autograph. The production of an illustrated medieval manuscript typically involved several different people. No attempt is made to identify sources used in the process. It will first address the process of creating the MS, and the time frame when this probably took place, followed by a discussion about the possible place where this happened, and the possible author(s). This page addresses the first part, the origin or creation of the manuscript. The history of the research and analysis of the MS.The history of the manuscript, describing its whereabouts and who owned it until present.The origin of the manuscript, describing its creation and addressing the questions where, when, who, how, how long etc.The history of the Voynich MS is described in three parts, on three pages: The origin of the Voynich MS Introduction
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