# Documented ownership begins in Prague, c. 1610

> Documented provenance begins in Prague c. 1610 (Tepenec); the Rudolf II purchase is hearsay.

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# Documented ownership begins in Prague, c. 1610

Documented provenance begins in Prague c. 1610 (Tepenec); the Rudolf II purchase is hearsay.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[A later forgery on old parchment](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G057P4ADG/a-later-forgery-on-old-parchment)

Still possible · weighs some · H-TH-FORGERY

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Documented ownership begins in Prague, c. 1610 [Evidence EVD0D8GDJ680V83]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDJ680V83
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