classis prima

This first chapter explains Trithemius’ tables. The next page explains the method and then an example is given. For your amusement, Mike Roe, has taken Trithemius’ description of the ‘macariel’ code and turned it into a C program For a description of this code see, for instance: ‘Renaissance Curiosa’, Wayne Shumaker,Medieval & renaissance texts & studies. Binghamton, New York, U.S.A., 1982. ISBN 0-86698-014-8.