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Myths about Books: From the Tablets of Fates and the Rig Veda to the Emerald Tablet and the Voynich Manuscript – Golubeva Marina – Mann, Ivanov, and Ferber – 2026 – ISBN 978-5-00281-128-1

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Throughout history, books have been not only carriers of knowledge but also guardians of secrets capable of changing the fate of the world. Legends of mysterious writings created by higher powers, sages, and magicians are passed down from generation to generation and live on to this day.

Which gods, according to myths, gave humans writing, and what is encoded in ancient alphabets? Who was the first to read the Dove Book? How many people worked on the Voynich manuscript? And why, thousands of years later, do we still believe in the magic of books?

We embark on a journey through the most enigmatic texts in human history to uncover the constant contradiction of our nature: the insatiable thirst for knowledge and the fear of it.
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