Well, good luck with your mission Mark! I suppose we are all curious here what it brings.
I believe that it was shown on this forums that all symbols that appear in VM like "qo", "walking legs" and so on also appear in the old Italian ciphers. It can be some trail to follow.
I believe that it was shown on this forums that all symbols that appear in VM like "qo", "walking legs" and so on also appear in the old Italian ciphers. It can be some trail to follow.

