[split] Comparing the Voynich with the works of Fontana

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Combination locks, haha! Of course! Very cool. They have much in common with cipher wheels:

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Here's a modern replica inspired by the Da Vinci code novel. Pretty cool-looking, actually:

MarcoP: I don't know about the VMS, but I think that Fontana was a rationalistic scientist and engineer (of course within the limits of his time). In my opinion, his cipher mostly has the goal of causing interest and admiration in his audience, as so many of his theatrical inventions.

I think this is a good summation.

When I first saw the manuscript, it reminded me of Da Vinci. Not in terms of the quality of the drawings, of course, but in terms of similar interests in mechanisms.