A Cryptographic Audit of Sir Francis Bacon’s Word Cipher (1623) · References
References — How the Cipher Worked: the 1895 Instructions
As cited on the page
Verbatim from P. J. Sherman, “The Mystery of the Bacon Cipher — Dr. O. W. Owen’s Discovery Investigated,” Baconiana, April 1895 (printed pp. 37–42), OCR lightly corrected. Colours match the reverse-engineering infographic. Footnote from the test on the faithful Bodleian TEI: in the actual Folio “Bacon” is an ordinary initial capital, not all-caps — the capital-letter marker is Sherman’s reading of normal early-modern capitalisation, not a distinctive signal. · Research by Walter H. Wilkinson · New Gorhambury · gorhambury.org
Primary source
P. J. Sherman, “The Mystery of the Bacon Cipher — Dr. O. W. Owen’s Discovery Investigated,” Baconiana, April 1895 (printed pp. 37–42)
The primary description of the method, reproduced verbatim on this page with each moving part marked in its own colour. OCR lightly corrected against the printed text.
url to add
The First Folio, 1623 — Bodleian diplomatic TEI (F-1h4.xml)
The faithful transcription every count in the audit is taken from, spelling and typography preserved.
https://firstfolio.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/
Project documents
The Complete Method, Step by Step
The eleven-step model this page draws on, each step marked by how far it has been proven.
The Evidence So Far, and the Words You Need
The vocabulary defined — guide word, key word, concordant, and the rest — as used in the Sherman passage on this page.
Research by Walter H. Wilkinson · New Gorhambury · gorhambury.org