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- ↑ Barabe, Joseph G. (April 1, 2009). "Materials analysis of the Voynich Manuscript" (PDF). Beinecke Library (McCrone Associates). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.