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Format: 223 Seiten , Illustrationen, Faksimiles, Diagramme , 25 cm

ISBN: 9789462985544

Uniform Title: Titkosírás a kora újkori Magyarországon

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Keywords: Ungarn ; Geheimschrift ; Geschichte 1470-1756

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Content: A large number of enciphered documents survived from early modern Hungary. This area was a particularly fertile territory where cryptographic methods proliferated, because a large portion of the population was living in the frontier zone, and participated (or was forced to participate) in the network of the information flow. A quantitative analysis of sixteenth-century to seventeenth-century Hungarian ciphers (300 cipher keys and 1,600 partly or entirely enciphered letters) reveals that besides the dominance of diplomatic use of cryptography, there were many examples of ŸprivateŒ applications too. This book reconstructs the main reasons and goals why historical actors chose to use ciphers in a diplomatic letter, a military order, a diary or a private letter, what they decided to encrypt, and how they perceived the dangers threatening their messages.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Table of contents -- , Abbreviations -- , Note on terminology -- , Note on names -- , 1. Introduction -- , 2. Uncovered fields in the research literature -- , 3. Secret writings and attitudes - research questions -- , 4. Theory and practice of cryptography in early modern Europe -- , 5. Ciphers in Hungary: the source material -- , 6. Ciphers in action -- , 7. Ways of knowledge transfer -- , 8. Scenes of secrecy -- , 9. Summary -- , 10. Appendix -- , Acknowledgements -- , Earlier publications -- , Bibliography -- , Index , In English.

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Content: A large number of enciphered documents survived from early modern Hungary. This area was a particularly fertile territory where cryptographic methods proliferated, because a large portion of the population was living in the frontier zone, and participated (or was forced to participate) in the network of the information flow. A quantitative analysis of sixteenth-century to seventeenth-century Hungarian ciphers (300 cipher keys and 1,600 partly or entirely enciphered letters) reveals that besides the dominance of diplomatic use of cryptography, there were many examples of ŸprivateŒ applications too. This book reconstructs the main reasons and goals why historical actors chose to use ciphers in a diplomatic letter, a military order, a diary or a private letter, what they decided to encrypt, and how they perceived the dangers threatening their messages.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Table of contents -- , Abbreviations -- , Note on terminology -- , Note on names -- , 1. Introduction -- , 2. Uncovered fields in the research literature -- , 3. Secret writings and attitudes – research questions -- , 4. Theory and practice of cryptography in early modern Europe -- , 5. Ciphers in Hungary: the source material -- , 6. Ciphers in action -- , 7. Ways of knowledge transfer -- , 8. Scenes of secrecy -- , 9. Summary -- , 10. Appendix -- , Acknowledgements -- , Earlier publications -- , Bibliography -- , Index , In English.

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Format: 1 online resource (176 p.) : , 24 illustrations

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Content: 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.

Note: 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 , In English.

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DOI: 10.1515/9780271090269

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Content: A large number of enciphered documents survived from early modern Hungary. This area was a particularly fertile territory where cryptographic methods proliferated, because a large portion of the population was living in the frontier zone, and participated (or was forced to participate) in the network of the information flow. A quantitative analysis of sixteenth-century to seventeenth-century Hungarian ciphers (300 cipher keys and 1,600 partly or entirely enciphered letters) reveals that besides the dominance of diplomatic use of cryptography, there were many examples of “private” applications too. This book reconstructs the main reasons and goals why historical actors chose to use ciphers in a diplomatic letter, a military order, a diary or a private letter, what they decided to encrypt, and how they perceived the dangers threatening their messages

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Uniform Title: Titkosírás a kora újkori Magyarországon.

Content: A large number of enciphered documents survived from early modern Hungary. This area was a particularly fertile territory where cryptographic methods proliferated, because a large portion of the population was living in the frontier zone, and participated (or was forced to participate) in the network of the information flow. A quantitative analysis of sixteenth-century to seventeenth-century Hungarian ciphers (300 cipher keys and 1,600 partly or entirely enciphered letters) reveals that besides the dominance of diplomatic use of cryptography, there were many examples of private applications too. This book reconstructs the main reasons and goals why historical actors chose to use ciphers in a diplomatic letter, a military order, a diary or a private letter, what they decided to encrypt, and how they perceived the dangers threatening their messages.

Note: Translation of: Titkosírás a kora újkori Magyarországon. , Uncovered fields in the research literature -- Secret writings and attitudes - research questions -- theory and practice of cryptography in early modern Europe -- Ciphers in Hungary: the source material -- Ciphers in action -- Ways of knowledge transfer -- Scenes of secrecy. , Undetermined.

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DOI: 10.5117/9789462985544

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Keywords: Ungarn ; Geheimschrift ; Geschichte 1470-1756

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Format: 1 online resource

ISBN: 9789048536696

Content: A large number of enciphered documents survived from early modern Hungary. This area was a particularly fertile territory where cryptographic methods proliferated, because a large portion of the population was living in the frontier zone, and participated (or was forced to participate) in the network of the information flow. A quantitative analysis of sixteenth-century to seventeenth-century Hungarian ciphers (300 cipher keys and 1,600 partly or entirely enciphered letters) reveals that besides the dominance of diplomatic use of cryptography, there were many examples of ŸprivateŒ applications too. This book reconstructs the main reasons and goals why historical actors chose to use ciphers in a diplomatic letter, a military order, a diary or a private letter, what they decided to encrypt, and how they perceived the dangers threatening their messages.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Table of contents -- , Abbreviations -- , Note on terminology -- , Note on names -- , 1. Introduction -- , 2. Uncovered fields in the research literature -- , 3. Secret writings and attitudes – research questions -- , 4. Theory and practice of cryptography in early modern Europe -- , 5. Ciphers in Hungary: the source material -- , 6. Ciphers in action -- , 7. Ways of knowledge transfer -- , 8. Scenes of secrecy -- , 9. Summary -- , 10. Appendix -- , Acknowledgements -- , Earlier publications -- , Bibliography -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9789048536696

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048536696

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Format: 1 online resource (1 EPUB unpaged) : , illustrations, facsimiles

Uniform Title: Titkosírás a kora újkori Magyarországon.

Content: A large number of enciphered documents survived from early modern Hungary. This area was a particularly fertile territory where cryptographic methods proliferated, because a large portion of the population was living in the frontier zone, and participated (or was forced to participate) in the network of the information flow. A quantitative analysis of sixteenth-century to seventeenth-century Hungarian ciphers (300 cipher keys and 1,600 partly or entirely enciphered letters) reveals that besides the dominance of diplomatic use of cryptography, there were many examples of private applications too. This book reconstructs the main reasons and goals why historical actors chose to use ciphers in a diplomatic letter, a military order, a diary or a private letter, what they decided to encrypt, and how they perceived the dangers threatening their messages.

Note: Translation of: Titkosírás a kora újkori Magyarországon. , Uncovered fields in the research literature -- Secret writings and attitudes - research questions -- theory and practice of cryptography in early modern Europe -- Ciphers in Hungary: the source material -- Ciphers in action -- Ways of knowledge transfer -- Scenes of secrecy. , Undetermined.

Additional Edition: ISBN 94-6298-554-5

Language: English

DOI: 10.5117/9789462985544