The Complete Manuscript: The Venetian Ciphers of Agostino Amadi
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Contents The Complete Manuscript contains all 700 pages of the original manuscript translated into English and it has all volumes 1-10 with all ciphers and solutions.
Agostino Amadi created this remarkable work at the end of the 16th century, and its authentic material was hidden for more than four hundred years and never published before. A short description of the volumes:
Vol.1 with over hundred cipher examples by using rotating wheels and other methods such as pigpen, positional shifts, columnar, transposition, substitution, grilles, babuini tables, music cipher, Basingstoke and Egyptian symbols. Vol.2 shows ciphers and decipherment techniques using superfluous symbols, poly-alphabetical methods and babuini tables. Vol.3 discusses poly-steganography using geometric forms and psalms, cipher wheels, and many ancient scripts, such as Hebrew, Chaldean, Chaldee, Phoenician, Babylonian, Gerogliphices, Samaritan, Cofite, Diabolic, Vandals, Schiavone, Illiriche, Aetiopice, etc. Several other ways of secret communication are discussed such as using a clock, crown, music, Neapolitan cord, knots, etc. Vol.4 is titled Apo-cryptography and contains the most sophisticated ciphers using poly-alphabetical tables and includes ciphers with keywords that Amadi invented himself. Vol.5: is about chemicals and ingredients for hiding letters, repairing paper and how to tamper with seals. Vol.7-10 must be used as working material for cipher students, and it contains 101 ciphers, with hints for decipherment and the final solutions.
Product details
- ASIN : B0DKBRNHRD
- Publisher : Independently published (October 18, 2024)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 589 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8343559422
- Item Weight : 3.64 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.5 x 1.33 x 11 inches
Some ciphers and pages from the book:
Can You find the solution?
Contents
The manuscript
The cipher volumes of Agostino Amadi
Description of the volumes
Johannes Trithemius and his Steganographia and Polygraphia
The grille
The Amadi manuscript mentioned by others
The Amadi family tree
Agostino Amadi’s family
The function of Agostino Amadi
Timeline and dates
Inventions and appendices
Historical background
007-003r: Volume Primo, One
0011-005r: About Ciphers.
0012-005v: simple substitution
0013-006r: consonants shifted to the left
0014-006v: letters spread over multiple lines
0015-007r: letters spread over four lines & nulls
0016-007v: different p-shaped characters
0017-008r: pigpen cipher
0018-008v: diagonal pigpen cipher
0019-009r: irregular word spacing
0020-009v
0021-010r: simple substitution alphabets
0022-010v: nulls
0023-011r: character frequency
0024-011v: cipher using 12 letters only
0025-012r: 12 letter cipher
0026-012v
0027-013r: ruota
0028-013v: first writing wheel
0029-014r: circle abcdefghilmnopqrstuz
0030-014v: simple wheel example
0031-015r: example of wheel shift per word
0032-015v: ABCD table
0033-016r … 0038-018v
0039-019r & 0040-019v: long example Titiano
0041-020r
0042-020v: wheel 20v with graphic characters
0043-021r: wheel 21r
0044_021v: example with multiple wheels
0045-022r
0046-022v: example of mixed wheels
0047-023r
0048-023v: rotating discs
0049-024r: cipher with 18 characters and nulls
0050-024v: cipher with 12 characters
0051-025r
0052-025v
0053-026r
0054-026v: table with 5 columns and 4 rows
0055-027r: table ab:ac:ad:bc:bd:ba:ad: and 3 rows a:b:c:
0056-027v: table ii: with 6 columns and rows i: 2: 3:
0057-028r: distance grid
0058-028v: a: b: c: cipher
0059-029r: 12 letter alphabet
0060-029v: 18 letters on a stick
0061-030r: trade symbols or Basingstokes
0062-030v
0063-031r: simple grille, first cardan example, using 3 grilles
0064-031v: grille with numbers
0065-032r: steganography with grille
0066-032v: key phrase and stepping cipher
0067-033r: transposition cipher with keyphrase
0068-033v: using a date as key
0069-034r: organist key used for table
0070-034v: Bellaso table
0071-035r: Faticha example
0072-035v
0073-036r: the alphabet of Babuini
0074-036v: the Babuini table
0075-037r
0076-037v: Babuini variation table
0077-038r
0078-038v
0079-039r
0080-039v
0081-040r: table with scattered numbers till 900
0082-040v: Prince Gritti
0083-041r
0084-041v: music sheet
0085-042r
0086-042v: Egyptian numbers and Babuini
0087-043r: multiplication table
0088-043v
0089-044r: Spanish babuini cipher
0090-044v
0091-045r: Babuini table 20×20
0092-045v
0093-046r
0094-046v: proportional numbers
0095-047r
0096-047v
0097-048r
0098-048v
0099-049r: a La Serenissima Alteza
0100-049v: Tabula Secunda Cum Beneficio Literarum Mobilum
0101-050r: transposed alphabet table
0102-050v
0103-051r: motum serva
0104-051v: tavola with letters, numbers and babuini
0105-052r: table with letters only
0106-052v: table with babuini and letters
0107-053r: table with letters and numbers
0108-053v
0109-054r
0110-054v
0111-055r
0112-055v
0113-056r
0115-057r
0117-058r
0118-058v
0119-059r
0120-059v: table TMGV
0121-060r
0122-060v
0123-061r
0125-062r
0126-062v
0127-063r
0128-063v: alphabet and Egyptian symbols
0129-064r: queen of ciphers
0130-064v
0131-065r
0133-066r
0134-066v
0135-067r
0138-068v: transposition
0139-069r
0140-069v
0141-070r
0142-070v: very noble
0143-071r
147-073r: Volume Secondo, Two
151-75r: orthography
152-75v: diphthongs, vowels, and consonants
153-76r
154-76v
155-77r: syllables
156-77v: finals
157-78r
158-078v
159-79r
160-79v
161-080r: language
163-81r: first transposition cipher
164-81v
165-82r
166-82v: solution, veiled cipher
167-83r: 2nd veiled cipher
168-83v: solution, line cipher
169-84r: solution 1+4x
170-84v: superfluous cipher and solution
171-85r: symbol cipher
172-85v
173-86r
174-86v
175-87r
176-87v
177-88r
178-88v: vowels revealed
179-89r: solution
180-89v: second foreign cipher
181-90r
182-090v
183-091r
184-91v: solution
185-92r
186-92v: cipher with superfluous characters
187-93r
188-93v
189-94r
190-94v: frequency
191-95r
192-95v
193-96r
194-96v
195-97r
196-97v
197-98r
198-98v
199-99r
200-99v
201-100r: search for Q
202-100v
203-101r
204-101v: solution of the superfluous cipher
205-102r: 12-letter cipher
206-102v
207-103r
208-103v
209-104r: solution 12-letter cipher
210-104v: cipher with 20 symbols
211-105r
212-105v
213-106r
214-106v: non
215-107r
216-107v
217-108r: solution, cipher with 3 alphabets
218-108v
219-109r
220-109v
221-110r
222-110v
223-111r: solution
224-111v: fixed wheel
225-112r: wheel with alphabet
226-112v: Oedipus cipher
227-113r: transposition cipher
228-113v
229-114r: ABCD wheel
230-114v
231-115r: solution
232-115v: Ticiano cipher
233-116r: solution
234-116v: queen cipher
235-117r
236-117v
237-118r
238-118v
239-119r
240-119v: babuini rules
241-120r: 3-letter babuini: consonant + vowel + vowel
242-120v: 3-letter babuini: consonant + vowel + consonant
243-121r
244-121v: 2-letter babuini: consonant + vowel
245-122r
246-122v: 3-letter babuini: vowel + babuini + vowel
247-123r
248-123v: 4-letters: 2 babuini
249-124r
250-125v
251-125r
252-125v: part of the solution
253-126r
254-126v
255-127r: solution
256-127v: babuini cipher
257-128r
258-128v
259-129r
260-129v
261-130r
262-130v
263-131r
264-131v
265-132r
266-132v: solution
267-133r: babuini table
268-133v: babuini cipher with squares
269-134r
270-134v
271-135r
272-135v
273-136r
274-136v
275-137r
276-137v: solution
277-138r: babuini table
278-138v
279-139r: Italian & Spanish orthography
280-139v
281-140r: the Spanish cipher
282-140v: second part of the Spanish cipher
283-141r
284-141v
285-142r: solution
287-143r: Volume Tercio, Three
291-145r: introduction
292-145v
293-146r
294-146v: peripatetici
295-147r
296-147v
297-148r: steganography
298-148v: Solomon letters
299-149r: geometric forms
300-149v: opposites
301-150r
302-150v
303-151r: alphabet in wheel
304-151v: all letters in wheel
305-152r: table with alphabet
306-152v: transposition table
307-153r: two wheels
308-153v: Hebrew letters
309-154r: alphabetical biblical references
310-154v: Hebrew numbers
311-155r: Hebrew
312-155v
313-156r
314-156v
315-157r
316-157v: the Old and New Testament
317-158r: teologia ruota
318-158v: philosophia naturale ruota
319-159r: philosophia morale ruota
320-159v: medicina ruota
321-160r: scienze ruota
322-160v: divinatione ruota
323-161r: poesia ruota
324-161v: rethorica prima parte ruota
325-162r: rethorica 2a parte ruota
326-162v: rethorica ruota
327-163r: Horace’s rethorica ruota
328-163v: logica or dialectica ruota
329-164r: gramatica, methodica, historica ruota
330-164v: gramatica, ritmica ruota
331-165r: aritmetica ruota
332-165v: musica natural ruota
333-166r: musica artificial ruota
334-166v: musica instrumentalia ruota
335-167r: astronomia ruota
336-167v: geometria ruota
337-168r: geometria parte 2a
338-168v: mecanica pars ruota
339-169r: morali ruota
340-169v: seguita le morali ruota
341-170r: agricultura venacio coquinaria ruota
342-170v: theatrica ruota
343-171r: arti manuali ruota
344-171v: arte manuali 2a parte ruota
345-172r: architetura ruota
346-172v: pictura ruota
351-175r: using the wheels
352-175v example
353-176r
354-176v
355-177r: Greek and Chaldee letters
356-177v: Assyrian, Phoenician, Indian, Aegyptian
357-178r: Aegyptian, Babylonian, Gerogliphices
358-178v: Samaritan, Arabic, Saracene
359-179r: Armenian, Jacobitism, Cofite
360-179v: Gotic, Diabolic, Vandals
361-180r: Schiavone, Illiriche, Aetiopice
362-180v: Greek letters
363-181r: Arabic, German, French, Spanish
364-181v: Ethiopian
365-182r: Pythagoras
366-182v
367-183r: dupla, tripla
368-183v: Plato
369-184r: walking cipher with 2 keys
370-184v: first veiling Qual magior
372-185r: grille
373-185r: second veiling Qual magior
374-185v: grille preparation & cipher Glorioso
375-186r: second veiling of Glorioso
376-186v: final veiling of Glorioso
377-187r: mandolina and crown
378-187v: using signals and sounds
379-188r: tapping or knots
380-188v: the number 10
381-189r: nine alphabets
382-189v: iron ball
383-190r: wheel with 20 cells
384-190v
385-191r: iove luca
386-191v: babuini
387-192r
388-192v
389-193r
390-193v: 16 letters and magic square
391-194r: wheel with magic square
392-194v: magic wheel
393-195r: vowel cipher
394-195v: vowel strip
395-196r
396-196v: fifty
397-197r: transposition alphabet with key
398-197v: spiral
399-198r
400-198v
401-199r: letter list example1
402-199v: letter list example2
403-200r
404-200v: letter list for business
405-201r: playing card cipher
406-201v: psalm
415-205r: grille example Sollo per
416-205v
417-206r: grille with letters MER…
418-206v: grille with letters NQH…
419-207r: grille with letters MTF…
420-207v: grille with letters POH…
421-208r: grille with letters MES…
431-213r: Volume Quatro, Four
435-215r
436-215v
437-216r
438-216v: cipher 1 and 2 vol.10
439-217r: cipher 5, 6 and 7 vol.10
440-217v: cipher 8, 10 and 11 vol.10
441-218r: cipher 12 and 9 vol.10
442-218v: cipher 13, 14 vol.10
443-219r: cipher 15 vol.10
444-219v: alphabet table
445-220r: cipher 16 vol.10
446-220v: wheel A-Z
447-221r: cipher 20 vol.10 Furioso AI
448-221v: cipher 21 vol.10 Orlando AI
449-222r: cipher 22 vol.10 syllables
450-222v
451-223r: cipher 23 vol.10 major ciphers
452-223v: wheel with symbols
453-224r: cipher 24 vol.10 and table
454-224v: 12-character cipher
455-225r
456-225v: using 12 letters
457-226r: wheel with 12 letters
458-226v
459-227r: wheel with 3 rings
460-227v: 1st table LNF
461-228r: 2nd table with symbols
462-228v
463-229r: Oedipus diagram with symbols
465-230r:
466-230v: wheel serva numerum
467-231r: table A to 10
468-231v: table with symbols
469-232r: table with symbols and numbers
470-232v: Amadi Inventio Nobilissima
473-233r: table Platone
474-233v: wheel with 2 alphabets
475-234r: tavola prima
476-234v: tavola seconda
477-235r: NTRC wheel
478-235v
479-236r-v: NTRC variations
481-237r: NTR box
482-237v: DBAC box
483-238r: box with 3 index letters
484-238v: dot transfer
485-239r: 24 letters in two rows
486-239v: table with houses primo and secondo
487-240r: using a sentence as key
488-240v: wheel DNC…
489-241r
490-241v
491-242r: false and true cipher
492-242v: wheel with 4 rings
495-244r: cipher with 2,3 or 4 digits
496-244v: cipher with 3 numbered rows
498-245v: cipher with digits 0-6
499-246r: decipherment modulo 105
500-246v
501-247r: 111111
502-247v: 131313
503-248r: nomenclator with numbers & null
517-255r: Volume Quinto, Five
519-256r
520-256v: writing between the lines
521-257r: using gall and such
522-257v: distillation and some chemicals
523-258r: working with paper
524-258v: tampering with seals
525-259r
526-259v
541-267r: Volume Sesto, Six
561-277r: Volume Setimo, Seven
565-279r: hints cipher 1-2
566-279v: hints cipher 3-5
567-280r: hints cipher 6-7
568-280v: hints cipher 8-10
569-281r: hints cipher 11-13
570-281v: hints cipher 14-15
571-282r: hints cipher 16-17
572-282v: hints cipher 18-19
573-283r: hints cipher 20-21
574-283v: hints cipher 22-23
575-284r: hints cipher 24-25
576-284v: hints cipher 26-27
577-285r: hints cipher 28-29
578-285v: hints cipher 30-31
579-286r: hints cipher 32-34
580-286v: hints cipher 35
581-287r: hints cipher 36-37
582-287v: hints cipher 38-39
583-288r: hints cipher 40-41
584-288v: hints cipher 42-43
585-289r: hints cipher 44-45
586-289v: hints cipher 46-47
587-290r: hints cipher 48: grille
588-290v: grille with numbers
590-291v: hints cipher 49
591-292r: hints cipher 50
592-292v: hints cipher 51
593-293r: hints cipher 52
594-293v: hints cipher 53-54
595-294r
596-294v: hints cipher 55-56
597-295r: hints cipher 57
598-295v: hints for no.58
599-296r: hints cipher 59
600-296v: hints cipher 60
601-297r: hints cipher 61
602-297v: hints cipher 62
603-298r: hints cipher 63
604-298v: hints cipher 64 & 65
605-299r: hints cipher 65 & 66
606-299v: hints cipher 67
607-300r: hints cipher 68
608-300v
609-301r
611-302r: hints cipher 69
612-302v: hints cipher 70
613-303r: hints cipher 71
614-303v : hints cipher 72
615-304r: hints cipher 73
616-304v: hints cipher 74
619-306r: hints cipher 75
620-306v: hints cipher 76
623-308r: Volume Ottavo, Eight
625-309r: cipher 1-5
626-309v: cipher 6-10
627-310r: cipher 11-15
628-310v: cipher 16-19
629-311r: cipher 20-23
630-311v: cipher 24-27
631-312r cipher 28-31
632-312v: cipher 32-34
633-313r: cipher 35-38
634-313v: cipher 39-42
635-314r: cipher 43-45
636-314v: cipher 46-47
637-315r: cipher 48-49
638-315v: cipher 50-51
639-316r: cipher 52-54
640-316v: cipher 55-58
641-317r: cipher 59-62
642-317v: cipher 63-67
643-318r: cipher 68-70
644-318v: cipher 71-74
645-319r: cipher 75-76
647-320r: Volume Nono, Nine
649-321r: hints cipher 1
650-321v: hints cipher 2 and 3
651-322r: hints cipher 4 and 5
652-322v: hints cipher 6 and 7
653-323r: hints cipher 8, 9,10
654-323v: hints cipher 11 and 12
655-324r: hints cipher 13 and 14
656-324v: hints cipher 15 and 16
657-325r: hints cipher 17
658-325v: hints cipher 18 and 19
659-326r: hints cipher 20
660-326v: hints cipher 21
661-327r: hints cipher 22
662-327v: hints cipher 23
663-328r: hints cipher 24
664-328v: hints cipher 25
671-332r: Volume Decimo, Ten
673-333r: ciphers 1-5
674-333v: ciphers 6-11
675-334r: ciphers 12-17
676-334v: ciphers 18-22
677-335r: ciphers 23-25
695-344r: italian scribbles
696-344v
699-346r: grille
Appendix: Cipher fragments vol.5 and decipherment
Appendix: Solutions of ciphers vol. 7 and 8
Cipher 1
Cipher 2
Cipher 3
Cipher 4
Cipher 5
Cipher 6
Cipher 7
Cipher 8
Cipher 9
Cipher 10
Cipher 11
Cipher 12
Cipher 13
Cipher 14
Cipher 15
Cipher 16
Cipher 17
Cipher 18
Cipher 19
Cipher 20
Cipher 21
Cipher 22
Cipher 23
Cipher 24
Cipher 25
Cipher 26
Cipher 27
Cipher 28
Cipher 29
Cipher 30
Cipher 31
Cipher 33
Cipher 34
Cipher 35
Cipher 36
Cipher 37
Cipher 38
Cipher 39
Cipher 40
Cipher 41
Cipher 42
Cipher 43
Cipher 44
Cipher 45
Cipher 46
Cipher 47
Cipher 48
Cipher 49
Cipher 50
Cipher 51
Cipher 52
Cipher 53
Cipher 54
Cipher 55
Cipher 56
Cipher 57
Cipher 58
Cipher 59
Cipher 60
Cipher 61
Cipher 62
Cipher 63
Cipher 64, 65, 66, 67
Cipher 68
Cipher 69
Cipher 70
Cipher 71
Cipher 72
Cipher 73
Cipher 74
Cipher 75
Cipher 76
Appendix: Solutions of ciphers vol. 9 and 10
Cipher 1
Cipher 2
Cipher 3
Cipher 4
Cipher 5
Cipher 6
Cipher 7
Cipher 8
Cipher 9
Cipher 10
Cipher 11
Cipher 12
Cipher 13
Cipher 14
Cipher 15
Cipher 16
Cipher 17
Cipher 18
Cipher 19
Cipher 20: Amadi inventio
Cipher 21: Amadi Inventio
Cipher 22
Cipher 23
Cipher 24
Cipher 25
Appendix: Language frequencies Italian & Spanish
Appendix: Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
Appendix: Babuino and babuini
The Babuino teaching method in the Italian language
Amadi and the babuini
References
For more information please consult the published information.