06-03-2025, 07:32 PM
Hi and Welcome!
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I believe what you are referring to (loosely) is a system published by Johannes Trithemius in 1506, known as the "Ave Maria Cipher" (Hale Mary Cipher). There was another more cumbersome version in his earlier 1499 "steganographia". I don't know a lot about ciphers, only enough to follow others ideas, so I would say watch the below regarding this.
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2:
This is a very big topic. Basically we don't know.
3:
I think the most logical explanation is that it isn't a new character but a flourish to an existing character to be fancy at the end of a line.
That might not be right of course, it just requires the least amount of explanation.
1:
I believe what you are referring to (loosely) is a system published by Johannes Trithemius in 1506, known as the "Ave Maria Cipher" (Hale Mary Cipher). There was another more cumbersome version in his earlier 1499 "steganographia". I don't know a lot about ciphers, only enough to follow others ideas, so I would say watch the below regarding this.
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2:
This is a very big topic. Basically we don't know.
3:
I think the most logical explanation is that it isn't a new character but a flourish to an existing character to be fancy at the end of a line.
That might not be right of course, it just requires the least amount of explanation.