Re: VMs: Geheimsymbole der Arzneikunde (was: Reprint)

[jean-yves artero <jyartero@xxxxxxxx>]

Petr,

 

Not disagree, of course, but please one here has to be cautious; for instance,

at that time many alchemists and/or astrologs were too cryptographers.

 

Tranchedino vs Gessman: agree, could be useful.

 

Jean

PKaz <pklist01@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Gustav Wilhelm Geßmann
> > Geheimsymbole der Arzneikunde, Alchemie und Astrologie
> > I read it, but so far did not discover any direct VMS connection.
> > Jean
>
> I have borrowed the book from the KB. It is striking :
> - there are indeed no obvious connections to the VMS
> - BUT there are - at first sight - a lot of symbols that were used in
> Renaissance crypto (i.e. Tranchedino, Papal cryptography, etc.).
>
> So:
> - many VMS-period cryptographers used alchemistic/astrological symbols
> - the author of the VMS did not use this imagery
> ==> the author was NOT a cryptographer?
>
> The more I notice the difference between all Renaissance crypto I know of -
> and the VMS, the more I'm starting to believe in the hoax hypothesis.
>
> I'll try to spot some obvious matches between Tranchedino and Gessman's
> symbols. Or hase anyone alread!
> y done
>  this?
>
> Greetings, Petr
>
>
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