09-03-2016, 10:45 PM
Hi lelle
I have a copy of Le Code Voynich.
The reproductions are nice, and the book is good to have around. To be honest, I think I've never actually read the introductory text lol, (I just assumed it won't say anything that's not on Rene's site!) so I can't say anything about that part... Who knows maybe I'm missing out on vital and exclusive info...
BUT: the pages have been cropped to fit the publishing format so there are bits missing from some of the margins on some folios. It doesn't affect the actual text parts or most f the illustrations, but it is a bit annoying if you're interested in things like the quire numbers or page numbers, etc.
Also the Cancer folio was unavailable for full scan at the time this book was printed, so that folio is only shown as a small, black and white reproduction.
I find that the jasondavies site or the beinecke's are much more useful to really look at images because of the zooming options, and the voynichese site is better to look for text-related stuff because of the highlighting options.
Personally, I rarely use the book anymore, except when my eyes are tired from too much computer use, or to check things that are easier to see book-in-hand than on Jason Davies' site, and that's not a lot of things.
Still, years later, I really don't regret buying it. It's definitely one of the books I'm happy to have in my library.
Hope this quick review was helpful!
I have a copy of Le Code Voynich.
The reproductions are nice, and the book is good to have around. To be honest, I think I've never actually read the introductory text lol, (I just assumed it won't say anything that's not on Rene's site!) so I can't say anything about that part... Who knows maybe I'm missing out on vital and exclusive info...
BUT: the pages have been cropped to fit the publishing format so there are bits missing from some of the margins on some folios. It doesn't affect the actual text parts or most f the illustrations, but it is a bit annoying if you're interested in things like the quire numbers or page numbers, etc.
Also the Cancer folio was unavailable for full scan at the time this book was printed, so that folio is only shown as a small, black and white reproduction.
I find that the jasondavies site or the beinecke's are much more useful to really look at images because of the zooming options, and the voynichese site is better to look for text-related stuff because of the highlighting options.
Personally, I rarely use the book anymore, except when my eyes are tired from too much computer use, or to check things that are easier to see book-in-hand than on Jason Davies' site, and that's not a lot of things.
Still, years later, I really don't regret buying it. It's definitely one of the books I'm happy to have in my library.
Hope this quick review was helpful!