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The Rohonc Code : Tracing a Historical Riddle / Benedek Láng.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 online resource (176 p.) : 24 illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780271090269
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 652/.809439 23
LOC classification:
  • Z103.4.H86 L3613 2021eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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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

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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.

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