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ID:8590
Name:BL_Cotton_MS_Vespanian_C_IV_315
Current Location
Country:England
City:London
City:British Library, Cotton MS Vespanian C IV f 315.
Origin
Dates: -
Author:Eps. Wigorn, H. M...
Sender:
Receiver:
Region:
City:Hispania, Valleolet
Content
Type:Cipher
Status:Decrypted
Cipher Type:Unknown
Symbol Sets:Graphic signs, Alphabet, Numerical
Pages:1
Creation
Owner:22
Creator:22
Creation Date:2024-10-03 11:19:54
Access mode:Authentication required

ID 8590
Name BL_Cotton_MS_Vespanian_C_IV_315
Owner
Current Location and Name London,British Library, Cotton MS Vespanian C IV f 315.
BL_Cotton_MS_Vespanian_C_IV_315
Dates 1529 -
Authors Eps. Wigorn, H. M...
Hispania, Valleolet
Languages Cleartext:English?
Plaintext:English?
Country England
City London
Holder British Library, Cotton MS Vespanian C IV f 315.
Author Eps. Wigorn, H. M...
Sender
Receiver
Region
Origin City Hispania, Valleolet
Start Year 1529
Start Month 2
Start Day 15
End Year
End Month
End Day
Record
Type
Cipher
Status Decrypted
Symbol Set Graphic signsAlphabetNumerical
Cipher Type Unknown
Cipher Type (notes)
Symbol Sets (notes)
No. of Pages 1
Inline Cleartext Yes
Inline Plaintext Yes
Cleartext
Language
English?
Plaintext
Language
English?
Private Ciphertext True
Available Documents
Paper
Access Mode Authentication required
Creation Date 10/3/24
Key: encoded plaintext type
Key: numbers
Key: content words
Key: function words
Key: syllables
Key: morphological endings
Key: phrases
Key: sentences
Key: punctuation
Key: nomenclature size
Key: sections
Key: headings
Key: plaintext arrangement
Key: ciphertext arrangement
Key: memorability
Key: symbol set
Key: diacritics
Key: code length
Key: code types
Key: metaphors
Key: material properties
Key: instructions No

Additional Information

The image is not in the public domain. Publishing it is only possible with the permission of the Library.

Bishop of Worcester's Cipher with Superscripts. The same cipher appears to be used in Vespasian C III f.304 (R8476), Vespasian C IV f.313 (R8589), f.315 (R8590, deciphered), and f.363 (R8613). See S. Tomokiyo, "Ciphers during the Reign of Henry VIII" (Cryptiana, accessed 10 October 2024)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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