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