19-09-2023, 10:35 PM
Right, I understand that the Jesuits probably used this library with certain specific purposes in mind, and I did not take into account that indeed so much of their effort went into religious studies.
Still, if the cipher manuscript was found between these more regular, 'expected' works, wouldn't it have been one of the manuscripts to stand out? Even an earlier alchemist saw it as a sphinx in his collection. And Jesuits, no matter how pious, were also regular people, who may have been intrigued by the undeniable mystery presented by this strange object from Kircher's collection.
Now I understand that this doesn't necessarily mean that any written record was produced or should survive, so that does answer my question.
Still, if the cipher manuscript was found between these more regular, 'expected' works, wouldn't it have been one of the manuscripts to stand out? Even an earlier alchemist saw it as a sphinx in his collection. And Jesuits, no matter how pious, were also regular people, who may have been intrigued by the undeniable mystery presented by this strange object from Kircher's collection.
Now I understand that this doesn't necessarily mean that any written record was produced or should survive, so that does answer my question.


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