The Copiale cipher manuscript

The Copiale cipher manuscript: photograph

The Commons page images (media.yaml) are scaled pages from the project's 2011 site, marked public domain as an eighteenth-century work. The earlier copy that linked the Commons category, not a copy, is removed.

18th century, 1730. Public domain

Copies 6

ScanDecipherment of Historical Manuscripts project (Uppsala/Stockholm) · su.se · not stated; private ownerPrimary source: The Copiale Cipher (project page, Decipherment of Historical Manuscripts)1 step from the original

Where it's published

TranscriptionKevin Knight, Beáta Megyesi and Christiane Schaefer · su.se · 2011 · not statedPrimary source: The Copiale Cipher (project page, Decipherment of Historical Manuscripts)2 steps from the original

Where it's published

Photograph18th century · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain1 step from the original

Where it's published

PhotographUnknown author · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain1 step from the original

Where it's published

Where it is kept

Academy of Sciences archive, Berlin · Archive

Sources 3

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The Copiale cipher manuscript [Artifact ART0CYVFS7629PZ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CYVFS7629PZ

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  title     = {The Copiale cipher manuscript},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Artifact, catalog key ART0CYVFS7629PZ},
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