Photographs used in the compilation of The Shakespearean ciphers examined, by W.F. and E.S. Friedman. 1957.

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Photographs used in the compilation of The Shakespearean ciphers examined, by W.F. and E.S. Friedman. 1957.

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1 negative, 35 glossy prints (including many duplicates) and 3 sheets of cardboard with photographs of individual letters of the biliteral alphabet, taken from Francis Bacon's De augmentis scientiarum.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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