Beáta Megyesi
Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University, Sweden
Nils Blomqvist
Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University, Sweden
Eva Pettersson
Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University, Sweden
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Published in: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Historical Cryptology, HistoCrypt 2019, June 23-26, 2019, Mons, Belgium
Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 158:8, p. 69-78
NEALT Proceedings Series 37:8, p. 69-78
Published: 2019-06-12
ISBN: 978-91-7685-087-9
ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)
We present an on-line database DECODE consisting of encrypted historical manuscripts, aiming at the systematic collection of ciphers and keys to create infrastructural support for historical research in general, and historical cryptology in particular. The collected material is annotated with a metadata scheme developed specifically for historical ciphers. Information includes provenance and location of the manuscript, computer-readable transcription, possible decryption(s) of the ciphertext and translation(s) of the plaintext, images, and any additional materials of relevance to the particular manuscript. The database allows search in the existing collection and upload of new encrypted sources by users.
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