09/09/2020

French Figure Ciphers in the 1580s

I added a figure cipher (1586) in "French ciphers during the Reign of Henry III of France" (called "Anonymous Figure Cipher (1586)"). It is similar to a cipher (1579-1584) of Paul de Foix, ambassador in Rome in use of randomly arranged two-digit figures. Ciphers mainly consisting of Arabic figures were not common in France at the time, though more examples can be found in the Nevers Collection.

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