28-08-2025, 10:03 AM
The alchemical herbal MS Florence, Bibl. del Dip. di Botanico dell'Universita 106, was created in Northern Italy, and soon found its way into the possession of the Northern French physician Jean (de) Ruel.
It changed hands a couple of times, but the other people remain anonymous.
It is now back in Florence.
The Voynich MS and an alchemical herbal would likely be of interest to similar people, and in fact this alch. herbal has a cipher alphabet on its first page.
Some amount of travelling by the Voynich MS between its creation and (probably) Augsburg is certainly possible, though indeed we lack the evidence.
It changed hands a couple of times, but the other people remain anonymous.
It is now back in Florence.
The Voynich MS and an alchemical herbal would likely be of interest to similar people, and in fact this alch. herbal has a cipher alphabet on its first page.
Some amount of travelling by the Voynich MS between its creation and (probably) Augsburg is certainly possible, though indeed we lack the evidence.