11-08-2022, 04:28 PM
I am keen to date the attached cipher. In the inventory it is described as "Lettera cifrata dell'oratore di Milano."
The folder it was in contains only 15th century and very early 16th century documents, so it is unlikely to be from outside that time period, though anything is possible.
It is possible that it is mislabelled and miscategorised, although I would not assume so without strong reasons.
It doesn't look like any of the late 15th century Milanese ciphers that I have seen. It doesn't look like any of the early 15th century Milanese ciphers, however early 15th century Milanese ciphers seem to be much more diverse in design than the late 15th century ones. I have not seem many 16th Milanese ciphers, so it is hard for me to say if it belongs to that era.
Has anyone seen anything similar? What makes it stand out to me is the presence of the symbols written over some of the characters.
The folder it was in contains only 15th century and very early 16th century documents, so it is unlikely to be from outside that time period, though anything is possible.
It is possible that it is mislabelled and miscategorised, although I would not assume so without strong reasons.
It doesn't look like any of the late 15th century Milanese ciphers that I have seen. It doesn't look like any of the early 15th century Milanese ciphers, however early 15th century Milanese ciphers seem to be much more diverse in design than the late 15th century ones. I have not seem many 16th Milanese ciphers, so it is hard for me to say if it belongs to that era.
Has anyone seen anything similar? What makes it stand out to me is the presence of the symbols written over some of the characters.