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Cryptography: The History, Principles, and Practice of Cipher-Writing (Classic Reprint)
Cryptography The History Principles and Practice of CipherWriting - Classic Reprint Author:F. Edward Hulme CHAPTER I :llIennillg of cryptography-Objections to its study-Its legitimate usc and Tu1ne-Historic examples of its employment- Delight in the msster'ions-lliny other ways of cOllyeying secret infOl'mation-Symbolism of nction' 1'he spoken word imprisoned and dispatcheu-A matter not necessarily secret oecause one cannot understand it -Egyptian hi... more »eroglyphics-Chinese chnraetere-Indiatt mutiny Greek-Ancient Biblical cl'yptogl'am-Sheshach of Jeremiah-Sir Henry Rawlinson thereon-Statements lor and against-Julius Cresar's seen::t code-'Ille waxed tablet of Demarat.lls-Diffcrcncc between hidden and secret writing-The shaven head a writing tabletChal'lcmagno and Alfred the Great a3 crJpt:>b'1'nphic cxperts-:Mcdiooal llouthoritic3-TI'ithcmill.3 the Benedietine- fr Stegnnogmphia." -Dabbling in tho black art -Dr, Dee-Batista Porta's book 011 " X atural Mc'jick"Invisiblo writing-Chemical methods by vitriol, alum. ctc.- 'Vriting on glass 01' crystal-Papal Inq
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CONTENTS; CHAPTER I; lIeaning o[ cryptography-Objections to its study-Its; legitimate use and value-Hisiol'ic examplcs of its; employment-Deligh~ in the mysterious-Many other; ways of conveying secret information-Symbolism of; action-The ::>poken word itnpl·isoned and dispatched; -A matter not; necessarily secret because one cannot; understand it - ~~gyptian llieroglyphics - Chinese; chnracters-Indian mutiny Greek-Ancient Biblical; cryptogram - Shesuach of J cl-emiah - Sir HCllry; Rawlinson thereon-Statements for ~nd agaiustJulius; Cresar's secret code-The waxed tabIct of; Dcruaratus-Difference between hidden and secret; writing-'rhe sha~eu head a writing tablefr-,-Charle·; magne and Alfred tb~ Great as cryptographic experts; - :lledireal authoritics-Tri thcmi us the Benedict tne; -'~ Stegnuographia "-Dabbling in the black artnl'; Dee-Batista Por« less