16-12-2024, 11:53 PM
Would you say that making an unreadable book and selling it with a cipher key was common back then? Tjere is not much sense in writing one book and selling multiple copies of the key. It makes little sense for the owner to transcribe the key and keep it with the book.It seems dicey.
The VM may be put together like a pocket reference book, but it makes little sense to be one. An encrypted volume means that the key is kept elsewhere and the two need to be brought together, at least once. I would think that once decrypted, the owner would put in readable margin notes. That way, even if the book was taken and the key left at home, there would be something to jog the memory.
The VM does not appear to be refined enough, nor important enough to to be some sort occult work.
Finally, if the manuscript required a key to decypher, can you imagine the when the buyer decodes the text and it disappoints.
The VM may be put together like a pocket reference book, but it makes little sense to be one. An encrypted volume means that the key is kept elsewhere and the two need to be brought together, at least once. I would think that once decrypted, the owner would put in readable margin notes. That way, even if the book was taken and the key left at home, there would be something to jog the memory.
The VM does not appear to be refined enough, nor important enough to to be some sort occult work.
Finally, if the manuscript required a key to decypher, can you imagine the when the buyer decodes the text and it disappoints.