Jacopo Silvestri

Opus novum praefectis arcium

Jacopo Silvestri was an Italian cryptographer and author active in the early 16th century.[1][2]

He was a citizen of the Republic of Florence.[3] Little is known about his life; his Opus novum ("New work") provides some information about him and his work, and is considered the second printed work about cryptography.[2][4]

Works

  • Silvestri, Jacopo (1526). Opus novum praefectis arcium (in Latin). Rome. OCLC 947960381. Retrieved 20 August 2026.

References

  1. ↑ "Silvestri, Jacopo". thesaurus.cerl.org. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 Arnold, Philip M. (1 April 1980). "An Apology for Jacopo Silvestri". Cryptologia. 4 (2): 96–103. doi:10.1080/0161-118091854942.
  3. ↑ Clemens pp. VII (1526). Opus novum praefectis arcium (in Latin). Rome. p. 44.
  4. ↑ Ellison, Katherine; Kim, Susan, eds. (2018). "Introduction: Ciphers and the Material History of Literacy". A Material History of Medieval and Early Modern Ciphers: Cryptography and the History of Literacy. Taylor & Francis. p. 12, note 40. ISBN 978-1-315-26744-9.

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