13-06-2026, 09:32 AM
(This post was last modified: 13-06-2026, 09:50 AM by JustAnotherTheory.)
(12-06-2026, 09:59 PM)Koen G wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view....
Seriously, then what stands against Barbara of Cilli?
- She was in the court of Sigismund, with access to a huge number of manuscripts, including the Pal. Lat. original Taccola De Ingeneis,
- Was interested in mining and construction, and personally owned gold mines, hence has probably read Taccola,
- Voyaged in Northern Italy, Switzerland, Tyrol, South Germany,
- Went on diplomatic missions throughout the Holy Roman Empire,
- Was exiled in Melnik Castle, where by chance Tepenecz lived personally a few years later (who we know owned the VMS because he signed it),
- Was a woman, so probably interested in women's health more than men,
- Was widely known to practice alchemy and occultism,
- Had the means and resources and manpower to write, or have someone write, an extensive cipher book,
- Was fluent in at least 6 lanuguages, including South German, which the VMS marginalia is thought to be written in,
- Her royal crown matches that in the illustrations of nymph's crowns in the VMS.
What stands against Barbara of Cilli??
If we follow Occam's Razor, she is literally the ideal candidate.
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PS. I edited the VMS timeline from Wikipedia to show what I mean (it's approximate and probably wrong with the dates, I just wanted to make a point):

