Spanish publisher to unravel secrets of the world's most mysterious book.

Spanish publisher Siloé to study the contents of the 'Voynich Manuscript', one of the most enigmatic contents of the Renaissance era, which is located at Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

The Voynich manuscript is an illustrated codex hand-written in an unknown writing system. The vellum on which it is written has been carbon-dated to the early 15th century (1404–1438), and may have been composed in Northern Italy during the Italian Renaissance. The manuscript is named after Wilfrid Voynich, a Polish book dealer who purchased it in 1912.

Is it a rare botanic compilation about non-existing plants? Is it a war relic? Is it a catalog of magic potions? Some even think it is a hoax invented by a genius mind. 

Juan Jose Garcia and Pablo Molinero are the two business partners owners of Siloé, a publishing company with 20 years of tradition specializing in cloning and researching contents, manuscripts, and volumes of medieval origins. With only 30 titles published in two decades, which is a testimony of the hard work and dedication put together on studying these old publications, Siloé's members are very enthusiastic about their latest publishing venture.

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