Cryptomenysis Patefacta Explained

Cryptomenysis Patefacta, or Art of Secret Information Disclosed Without a Key is a 1685 non-fiction book written by John Falconer,[1] it was only the second text written in English on the topic of cryptography.[2] In 1693 it was republished as Rules for Explaining and Deciphering All Manner of Secret Writing.[3]

The book serves as a guide to various cyphers including Egyptian hieroglyphs and fingerspelling.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bailey . J. E. . Encyclopaedia Britannica . 1895 . 669–671 . 9th.
  2. Book: Research in history and philosophy of mathematics : the CSHPM 2014 annual meeting in St. Catharines, Ontario . 10 November 2015 . Springer International Publishing . Cham . 9783319222585 . 1–14.
  3. Book: Ellison . Katherine E. . A cultural history of early modern English cryptography manuals . 2016 . Taylor & Francis . Abingdon, Oxon . 9781315458205 . 58.
  4. Web site: Cryptomenysis patefacta: or the art of secret information disclosed without a key. . www.peterharrington.co.uk . 23 September 2020 . en.

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