08-11-2023, 06:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-11-2023, 06:55 PM by Mark Knowles.)
So what does it mean for decipherment if my Authorship hypothesis is correct?
It means that collecting more records of early 15th Milanese ciphers will illuminate the methods used. Due to the 1447 fire in Milan few records survive there. However intercepted enciphered letters could be found in other archives.
It means collecting more information on the Barbavara family. This is likely to be found in the Milan Archives and possibly other archives in Lombardy. Given that Antonio, was religious there may well be records of him in the Vatican Archives.
It means looking for documents in archives from the geographical areas suggested by the theory and not otherwise. Lombardy and Northern Italy as well as Basel and Switzerland and adjacent regions.
It means examining existing Milanese ciphers for commonality with Voynichese.
Of course decipherment can be investigated independently of knowing Authorship.
It means that collecting more records of early 15th Milanese ciphers will illuminate the methods used. Due to the 1447 fire in Milan few records survive there. However intercepted enciphered letters could be found in other archives.
It means collecting more information on the Barbavara family. This is likely to be found in the Milan Archives and possibly other archives in Lombardy. Given that Antonio, was religious there may well be records of him in the Vatican Archives.
It means looking for documents in archives from the geographical areas suggested by the theory and not otherwise. Lombardy and Northern Italy as well as Basel and Switzerland and adjacent regions.
It means examining existing Milanese ciphers for commonality with Voynichese.
Of course decipherment can be investigated independently of knowing Authorship.