Re: VMs: Medieval Cryptography Info

[Dennis <tsalagi@xxxxxxxx>]

Eric wrote:

> I don't recall seeing anything re: Llull and an
> artificial language - just his cryptic art with three
> wheels of rotating letters, each representing a
> concept, which could be combined methodically to
> create "true" statements. Plus his ladder. So any info
> you have would be great.
>  
   What is his ladder?  I'm trying to recover my old hard disk at the
moment, and the info would be on there.  I'll certainly pass it on if I
find it. We could always ask Robert again.  I haven't seen him here in a
while.

> I've kicked around the idea now and then of what would
> happen if a person tried to write a manuscript using
> the letter combinations in place of writing out the
> underlying concepts from the Llull wheels. 
   I've thought about the same thing!  I think it's a good idea.  The
Llull wheel is a combinatorial system, after all, and it could be used i
n an a priori artificial language.  The letter combination could be the
markers on the wheel.

Dennis



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