Lectures on Tap - "The World’s Most Mysterious Manuscript"

Schedule

Wed Feb 11 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Lincoln Park | Chicago, IL

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📚 Lecture: “The World’s Most Mysterious Manuscript”

🎤 Speaker: Raymond Clemens


Join us for a captivating evening with Raymond Clemens as we dive into the enigma of the Voynich manuscript, a fifteenth-century book housed at Yale's Beinecke Library. Written in an undeciphered script and language, this manuscript has baffled paleographers, scientists, and amateur sleuths for centuries.

In this engaging talk, Raymond will provide an overview of the Voynich manuscript, shedding light on what is known—and unknown—about its construction and history. Drawing from his extensive expertise as the curator who managed the manuscript for over a decade, he will share intriguing insights and the latest research developments surrounding this fascinating artifact.

Raymond Clemens served as Curator of Early Books and Manuscripts at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. With past experience at the Newberry Library and as a professor at Illinois State University, he is also the author of "Introduction to Manuscript Studies" and editor of "The Voynich Manuscript."

Don’t miss this opportunity to explore one of history's most intriguing literary mysteries!


Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌


Agenda

6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

6:55 PM – Host introduction

7:00 PM – Lecture begins

7:45 PM – Audience Q&A

8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

8:30 PM – Wrap up.

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Lincoln Park, Lincoln Park, Chicago, United States

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