The Voynich Manuscript/Page-by-page commentary

Quire 1 edit

Structurally, the Voynich Manuscript is divided into quires - each quire comprises a set of about four bifolios folded down the middle, stitched along the gutter.

Here, then, is a schematic diagram of Quire 1, with clickable links to each of its 16 pages:-

     /-------------- F1r/F1v     A1
     ! /------------ F2r/F2v     A1
     ! ! /---------- F3r/F3v     A1
     ! ! ! /-------- F4r/F4v     A1
     A A A A
     ! ! ! \-------- F5r/F5v     A1
     ! ! \---------- F6r/F6v     A1
     ! \------------ F7r/F7v     A1
     \-------------- F8r/F8v     A1

Quire 2 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 2, with clickable links to each of its 16 (original) pages:-

     /-------------- F9r /F9v    A1
     ! /------------ F10r/F10v   A1
     ! ! /---------- F11r/F11v   A1
     ! ! ! /--....   F12r/F12v   (missing!)
     A A A A
     ! ! ! \-------- F13r/F13v   A1
     ! ! \---------- F14r/F14v   A1
     ! \------------ F15r/F15v   A1
     \-------------- F16r/F16v   A1


Quire 3 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 3, with clickable links to each of its 16 pages:-

     /-------------- F17r/F17v     A1
     ! /------------ F18r/F18v     A1
     ! ! /---------- F19r/F19v     A1
     ! ! ! /-------- [[../F20r/]/F20v     A1
     A A A A
     ! ! ! \-------- F21r/F21v     A1
     ! ! \---------- F22r/F22v     A1
     ! \------------ F23r/F23v     A1
     \-------------- F24r/F24v     A1

Quire 4 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 4, with clickable links to each of its 16 pages:-

     /-------------- F25r/F25v     A1
     ! /------------ F26r/F26v     B2
     ! ! /---------- F27r/F27v     A1
     ! ! ! /-------- F28r/F28v     A1
     A B A A
     ! ! ! \-------- F29r/F29v     A1
     ! ! \---------- F30r/F30v     A1
     ! \------------ F31r/F31v     B2
     \-------------- F32r/F32v     A1

Quire 5 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 5, with clickable links to each of its 16 pages:-

     /-------------- F33r/F33v     B2
     ! /------------ F34r/F34v     B2
     ! ! /---------- F35r/F35v     A1
     ! ! ! /-------- F36r/F36v     A1
     B B A A
     ! ! ! \-------- F37r/F37v     A1
     ! ! \---------- F38r/F38v     A1
     ! \------------ F39r/F39v     B2
     \-------------- F40r/F40v     B2

Quire 6 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 6, with clickable links to each of its 16 pages:-

     /-------------- F41r/F41v     B2
     ! /------------ F42r/F42v     A1
     ! ! /---------- F43r/F43v     B2
     ! ! ! /-------- F44r/F44v     A1
     B A B A
     ! ! ! \-------- F45r/F45v     A1
     ! ! \---------- F46r/F46v     B2
     ! \------------ F47r/F47v     A1
     \-------------- F48r/F48v     B2

Quire 7 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 7, with clickable links to each of its 16 pages:-

     /-------------- F49r/F49v     A1
     ! /------------ F50r/F50v     B2
     ! ! /---------- F51r/F51v     A1
     ! ! ! /-------- F52r/F52v     A1
     A B A A
     ! ! ! \-------- F53r/F53v     A1
     ! ! \---------- F54r/F54v     A1
     ! \------------ F55r/F55v     B2
     \-------------- F56r/F56v     A1

Quire 8 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 8, with clickable links to each of its 8 remaining pages (originally probably 20):-

   /---------------- F57r/F57v     B2
   ! /-------------- F58r/F58v     A
   ! ! /------......(059)   (missing!)
   ! ! ! /----......(060)   (missing!)
   ! ! ! ! /--......(061)   (missing!)
   B A ! ! !
   ! ! ! ! \--......(062)   (missing!)
   ! ! ! \----......(063)   (missing!)
   ! ! \------......(064)   (missing!)
   ! \-------------- F65r/F65v
   \---------------- F66r/F66v     B

Quire 9 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 9, with clickable links to each of its pages. The two folios fold out to 10 pages altogether:-

     /---+--    F67r1/F67r2 / F67v2/F67v1      
     !
     \---+--+-- F68r1/F68r2/F68r3 / F68v3/F68v2/F68v1

Quire 10 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 10, with clickable links to each of its pages. The two folios fold out to 6 pages altogether:-

     /------    F69r/F69v      
     !
     \----+---- F70r1/F70r2 / F70v2/F70v1

Quire 11 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 11, with clickable links to each of its pages. The two folios fold out to 8 pages altogether:-

     /----      F71r/F71v      
     !
     \---+--+-- F72r1/F72r2/F72r3 / F72v3/F72v2/F72v1

Quire 12 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 12, with clickable links to its 2 remaining pages:-

     /-------- F73r/F73v
     !
     \--...... (074)    (missing!)

Quire 13 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 13, with clickable links to each of its 20 pages:-

     /---------------- F75r/F75v     B2
     ! /-------------- F76r/F76v     B2
     ! ! /------------ F77r/F77v     B2
     ! ! ! /---------- F78r/F78v     B2
     ! ! ! ! /-------- F79r/F79v     B2
     B B B B B
     ! ! ! ! \-------- F80r/F80v     B2
     ! ! ! \---------- F81r/F81v     B2
     ! ! \------------ F82r/F82v     B2
     ! \-------------- F83r/F83v     B2
     \---------------- F84r/F84v     B2

Quire 14 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 14, with clickable links to its pages. It consists of a single multiple-folded leaf consisting of a complicated 9-rosettes drawing on one side, and 6 individual pages on the other:-

     /------    F85r1/F85r2      
     !
     \----+---- F86v4/F86v6/F86v5/F86v3
     -------
     !  +  !     Rosettes
     -------

Quire 15 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 15, with clickable links to each of its pages. The four folios fold out to 12 pages altogether:-

     /------     F87r//F87v     A4
     ! /----     F88r/F88v     A4
     A A
     ! \---+---- F89r1/F89r2 / F89v2/F89v1     A
     \-----+---- F90r1/F90r2 / F90v2/F90v1     A

Quire 16 edit

Despite this quire's absence, it almost certainly contains (if the folio numbering system is consistent with the quire numbering system) folios 91 and 92 (i.e. probably a single bifolio).

Quire 17 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 17, with clickable links to each of its pages. The four folios fold out to 10 pages altogether:-

     /------     F93r/F93v     A4
     ! /----     F94r/F94v     B5
     A B
     ! \---+---- F95r1/F95r2 / F95v2/F95v1     B5
     \------     F96r/F96v     A4

Quire 18 edit

Despite this quire's absence, it almost certainly contains (if the folio numbering system is consistent with the quire numbering system) folios 97 and 98 (i.e. probably a single bifolio).

Quire 19 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 19, with clickable links to each of its pages. The four folios fold out to 12 pages altogether:-

     /------     F99r /F99v      A4?
     ! /----     F100r/F100v     A4?
     A A
     ! \---+---- F101r1/F101r2 / F101v2/F101v1     A4?
     \-----+---- F102r1/F102r2 / F102v2/F102v1     A

Quire 20 edit

Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 20, with clickable links to each of its remaining 24 pages:-

  /-------------------- F103r/F103v     BX  
  ! /------------------ F104r/F104v     BX
  ! ! /---------------- F105r/F105v     BY
  ! ! ! /-------------- F106r/F106v     BX
  ! ! ! ! /------------ F107r/F107v     B
  ! ! ! ! ! /---------- F108r/F108v     B
  ! ! ! ! ! ! /--......(109)    (missing)
  B B B B B B !
  ! ! ! ! ! ! \--......(110)    (missing)
  ! ! ! ! ! \---------- F111r/F111v     B
  ! ! ! ! \------------ F112r/F112v     B
  ! ! ! \-------------- F113r/F113v     B
  ! ! \---------------- F114r/F114v     B
  ! \------------------ F115r/F115v     B
  \-------------------- F116r/F116v     B