Foliation: Parchment, iii (modern paper) + 351 + ii (modern paper); [1-20, 20-350]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Part of lower margin of f. 1 cut away (probably contained ownership entry). Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch). Ms. codex. Layout: Written in 2 columns of 46-50 lines; frame-ruled in lead; prickings visible on inner margins of some leaves (for example, f. 212). Script: Written in 1 Gothic hand or 2 similar Gothic hands, commentary and marginal notes in another, nearly contemporary hand, additional notes in later hands. Decoration: Rubricated, with paragraph marks in red and blue, puzzle initials ranging in height from 5 lines to 8 lines, with penwork ornamentation in red and blue (for example, f. 1r, 3r, 117r, 273r); 2-line and 3-line initials in red and blue with contrasting filigree throughout. Binding: Modern half-morocco, front cover detached along hinge. Partial outline of Book 4, in a later hand (f. 351). Origin: Written in France in the 14th century (Zacour-Hirsch). Formerly owned by Wilfred Michael Voynich; sold by the Voynich estate, 1953.
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