The Rohonc Code : : Tracing a Historical Riddle / / Benedek Láng.
First discovered in a Hungarian library in 1838, the Rohonc Codex keeps privileged company with some of the most famous unsolved writing systems in the world, notably the Voynich manuscript, the Phaistos Disk, and Linear A. Written entirely in cipher, this 400-year-old, 450-page-long, richly illustr...
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Láng, Benedek, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Rohonc Code : Tracing a Historical Riddle / Benedek Láng. University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2021] ©2021 1 online resource (176 p.) : 24 illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Treasure-Hunting Bookdealer -- Chapter 2 Codebreaking Attempts -- Chapter 3 The Quest Begins -- Chapter 4 The Jesus Code -- Chapter 5 Writing in Ciphers and Codes -- Chapter 6 Decryption -- Chapter 7 Shorthand Systems -- Chapter 8 Artificial Languages and Codes -- Chapter 9 Methods of Codebreaking -- Coda -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star First discovered in a Hungarian library in 1838, the Rohonc Codex keeps privileged company with some of the most famous unsolved writing systems in the world, notably the Voynich manuscript, the Phaistos Disk, and Linear A. Written entirely in cipher, this 400-year-old, 450-page-long, richly illustrated manuscript initially gained considerable attention but was later dismissed as an apparent forgery. No serious scholar would study it again until the turn of the twenty-first century. This engaging narrative follows historian Benedek Láng’s search to uncover the truth about this thoroughly mysterious book that has puzzled dozens of codebreakers. Láng surveys the fascinating theories associated with the Codex and discusses possible interpretations of the manuscript as a biblical commentary, an apocryphal gospel, or a secret book written for and by a sect. He provides an overview of the secret writing systems known in early modern times and an account of the numerous efforts to create an artificial language or to find a long-lost perfect tongue—endeavors that were especially popular at the time the Codex was made. Lastly, he tests several codebreaking methods in order to decipher the Codex, finally pointing to a possible solution to the enigma of its content and language system.Engagingly written, academically grounded, and thoroughly compelling, The Rohonc Code will appeal to historians, scholars, and lay readers interested in mysteries, codes, and ciphers. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022) Ciphers. Cryptography Hungary. HISTORY / Renaissance. bisacsh Király, Teodóra, contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Láng, Benedek, contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Palmer, Nick, contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English 9783110754001 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 9783110753776 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2021 English 9783110754087 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2021 9783110753851 ZDB-23-DEG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package 2021 9783110745108 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271090269 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780271090269 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780271090269/original |
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