# Megyesi 2021: Key Design in the Early Modern Era in Europe

> Beáta Megyesi, Crina Túdor, Benedek Láng et al., 2021. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The book (chapter 29) cites its finding that nearly all…

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# Key Design in the Early Modern Era in Europe

Beáta Megyesi, Crina Túdor, Benedek Láng et al., 2021. _Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Historical Cryptology (HistoCrypt 2021)_: 121–130.

An empirical study of original European cipher keys from 1400 to 1800, describing how they were built, what they encoded and how their design changed over time.

**Voynich Manuscript** Articledoi: **[10.3384/ecp183165](https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp183165)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The book (chapter 29) cites its finding that nearly all fifteenth-century keys had nulls, usually more than one; the mixed-keys survey uses it to set nulls and symbol repertoires in its simulations.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Reading Without a Key](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8NJAWT22V4/reading-without-a-key)

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[1 methods surveys]

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## Cite it

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Megyesi, B., Túdor, C., Láng, B., & Lehofer, A. (2021). Key Design in the Early Modern Era in Europe. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Historical Cryptology (HistoCrypt 2021), 121–130. https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp183165
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