31-12-2021, 04:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-01-2022, 01:00 AM by Mark Knowles.)
Given that it is Christmas and New Year I thought I would increase the prize to €400. This is for Milanese ciphers(see original post).
And a €10 prize for information which leads to the location of ANY diplomatic cipher, so that I can see it, that I am not already familiar with that dates from the period that the Voynich is dated i.e. 1404-1438. I obviously can't list all the ciphers I know of here as it is a very long list, so you will just have to take my word for it as to whether I know it or not, though potentially Koen or David could verify it.(I hope to extend this to include non-diplomatic ciphers when my research into them is concluded.) If someone identifies a collection of cipher keys or enciphered letters in the same location then if they are a large number I will have to discuss an appropriate sum e.g. if someone locates a cipher ledger with 30 keys in it I may be happy to pay only €150 for that information rather than €300(30 x £10). I will try my best to be fair and reasonable without breaking my bank account.
(For the €10 amount it is not necessary that they are Milanese they can literally be ANY diplomatic ciphers from that era.)
If someone prefer the money in Dollars or Pounds that is also possible as they are very roughly similar in value to the Euro.
Someone who is in Rome or knows the Vatican archives from around the time of the Voynich could potentially be very helpful.
And a €10 prize for information which leads to the location of ANY diplomatic cipher, so that I can see it, that I am not already familiar with that dates from the period that the Voynich is dated i.e. 1404-1438. I obviously can't list all the ciphers I know of here as it is a very long list, so you will just have to take my word for it as to whether I know it or not, though potentially Koen or David could verify it.(I hope to extend this to include non-diplomatic ciphers when my research into them is concluded.) If someone identifies a collection of cipher keys or enciphered letters in the same location then if they are a large number I will have to discuss an appropriate sum e.g. if someone locates a cipher ledger with 30 keys in it I may be happy to pay only €150 for that information rather than €300(30 x £10). I will try my best to be fair and reasonable without breaking my bank account.
(For the €10 amount it is not necessary that they are Milanese they can literally be ANY diplomatic ciphers from that era.)
If someone prefer the money in Dollars or Pounds that is also possible as they are very roughly similar in value to the Euro.
Someone who is in Rome or knows the Vatican archives from around the time of the Voynich could potentially be very helpful.