A possible source for the "modern italian copy"

[ReneZ]

Hello Fabrizio,

many thanks for the illustrations of the catalogue. I also found the one shown in Gritti's book.

There is a great deal of mystery surrounding this novel (which I have not read - maybe I should). We met someone involved with it (but we don't know in which role) at the Mondragone conference in 2012, and I have come away with the impression that that was a bit of a (small) P.R. stunt:
he announced himself as someone who would made an additional presentation about Strickland, but instead told a story how the Voynich MS was linked with the sinking of the Titanic.

Anyway, the 'Gritti crowd' (as they were known for a while after the appearance of the book), have done quite some research about the discovery of the Voynich MS, and we actually learned a few details from that, in particular about the author of  You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. .

I am also very happy to see the 1904 newspaper clip, which dates the picture of Voynich behind his desk, and clarifies that this was in his Soho office.
No need to look for the Voynich MS on the shelves behind him :-)