# D'Imperio 1978: The Voynich Manuscript: An Elegant Enigma

> M. E. D'Imperio, 1978. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The book uses it for the history of the manuscript's study, from Newbold's 1921 claim…

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# The Voynich Manuscript: An Elegant Enigma

M. E. D'Imperio, 1978. National Security Agency, Center for Cryptologic History.

Mary D'Imperio's 1978 survey for the National Security Agency of everything then known about the Voynich Manuscript: its history, the proposed decipherments and the ways of studying it.

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## What it's used for here

The book uses it for the history of the manuscript's study, from Newbold's 1921 claim onward.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[William Newbold announces a reading, later shown to rest on cracks in the ink](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/events/EVT08JK0H8R1HKW/william-newbold-announces-a-reading-later-shown-to-rest-on)

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[Reading Without a Key](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8NJAWT22V4/reading-without-a-key)

The book, version 2.0

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## Cite it

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D'Imperio, M. E. (1978). The Voynich Manuscript: An Elegant Enigma. National Security Agency, Center for Cryptologic History.
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