Ciphers. Codes.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Codes used specifically to disguise the content of a message, involving a rule defined by a secret key known only to the transmitters and legitimate receivers of the message. (AAT) Use for all documents in, or including, cipher, and also for cipher keys. Where a cipher key is present record the fact in the catalogue record. (NLS) .
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Manuscript of an incomplete copy of 'De Actibus Apostolorum' by Arator.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.8.19
Scope and Contents
Manuscript produced in England containing an incomplete copy of Arator's 'De Actibus Apostolorum'. The manuscript was probably written at the end of the 12th century, and has been dated as such by Ker and Watson. The work has also been dated to the 13th century by Borland and McKinlay. The work is written in a gothic script with between 27-34 lines to a page. The manuscript is the work of several contemporary hands. McKinley has identified four different hands present...
Dates:
Late 12th century.