Which plaintext languages to try?
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(30-06-2025, 10:34 AM)oshfdk wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.How would XV century ciphers encode numbers?

Roman numerals. For example: Zaninus-Conradinus (1424) letter 3: "equites ccc et pedites d" = "300 cavalry and 500 infantry".

Maybe there are exceptions but I don't know any in ciphers before 1450. Probably later in more advanced ciphers like Alberti?

In normal texts (not ciphered) they used both the modern Hindu-Arabic form and Roman numerals, often together.

BTW, there are several suspicious sequences, like " o l r " in f111v.18 and f115v.38.
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Which plaintext languages to try? - by oshfdk - 19-01-2025, 02:30 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by MarcoP - 19-01-2025, 05:14 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by oshfdk - 19-01-2025, 05:54 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by Linda - 19-01-2025, 10:07 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by MarcoP - 19-01-2025, 07:02 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by oshfdk - 25-01-2025, 09:27 AM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by MarcoP - 25-01-2025, 09:48 AM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by ReneZ - 25-01-2025, 10:07 AM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by oshfdk - 25-01-2025, 01:13 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by oshfdk - 26-01-2025, 04:56 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by oshfdk - 19-06-2025, 05:23 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by Linda - 26-01-2025, 04:19 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by oshfdk - 26-01-2025, 05:09 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by oshfdk - 16-06-2025, 10:44 AM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by Rafal - 16-06-2025, 04:19 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by oshfdk - 19-06-2025, 12:39 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by Mauro - 19-06-2025, 06:22 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by Mauro - 19-06-2025, 09:46 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by oshfdk - 20-06-2025, 06:54 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by Mauro - 05-07-2025, 01:11 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by Mauro - 06-07-2025, 08:46 AM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by dfs346 - 06-07-2025, 11:17 AM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by oshfdk - 19-06-2025, 09:54 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by Mauro - 20-06-2025, 01:18 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by Mauro - 20-06-2025, 04:50 PM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by ReneZ - 21-06-2025, 12:39 AM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by oshfdk - 30-06-2025, 10:34 AM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by nablator - 01-07-2025, 08:18 AM
RE: Which plaintext languages to try? - by oshfdk - 06-07-2025, 11:08 AM

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