07-08-2025, 12:05 PM
(07-08-2025, 09:29 AM)Koen G wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.How on earth do we know that the Rohonc codex was meant to be read only by its author?
You are right, we don't know that. It is only my most likely alternative, considering its contents and the nature of the encoding.
Some people who have original ideas that they are unable or unwilling to share will feel compelled to write them down anyway. If the ideas could get them embarrassed or in trouble, they will use some sort of code.
Quote:How many pre-1450 books do we know of that were not meant to be shared
The paper cited in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. says
Quote:40 books on our list are encrypted diaries, which makes this category the largest. By diary, we mean
something that had a single author, and was written chronologically with an entry for almost every day.
Diaries are usually only intended for reading by the creator.
Granted, the VMS is not a diary. But you know my theory, and what it implies about the intended reader...
All the best, --jorge