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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Information

Publisher

Penn State University Press

Year

2021

ISBN

9780271090269

Topic

History

Subtopic

European Renaissance History

Index

History

COVER Front
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
Notes to Introduction
Chapter 1: The Treasure-Hunting Bookdealer
Notes to Chapter 1
Chapter 2: Codebreaking Attempts
Notes to Chapter 2
Chapter 3: The Quest Begins
Notes to Chapter 3
Chapter 4: The Jesus Code
Notes to Chapter 4
Chapter 5: Writing in Ciphers and Codes
Notes to Chapter 5
Chapter 6: Decryption
Notes to Chapter 6
Chapter 7: Shorthand Systems
Notes to Chapter 7
Chapter 8: Artificial Languages and Codes
Notes to Chapter 8
Chapter 9: Methods of Codebreaking
Notes to Chapter 9
Notes
Bibliography
Index