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Top secret : a handbook of codes, ciphers, and secret writing / Paul B. Janeczko ; illustrated by Jenna LaReau.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2004.Edition: 1st edDescription: 136 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0763609714 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 652/.8 22
LOC classification:
  • Z103.3 .J357 2004
Contents:
Nonsecret codes -- book code -- dictionary code -- Codetalking -- Pig Latin -- Turkish Irish -- Caesar cipher -- St. Cyr slide -- Keyboard cipher -- Morse code -- Semaphore -- Pigpen cipher -- Rosicrucian cipher -- Date shift cipher -- Greek square cipher -- Greek skytale -- Rail fence cipher -- Route transposition cipher -- Codebreaking -- Early concealment techniques -- Null cipher -- Cardano grille -- Word grille -- Space code -- Playing card code -- Dot cipher -- Line cipher -- Zigzag cipher -- Invisible inks.
Summary: Presents a guide to codemaking, codebreaking, and their role in history, describing different types of codes and ciphers, discussing codebreaking and concealment techniques, and including brief stories about exciting moments in the history of the art.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books Riverfield Country Day School Non-fiction 363 Spies (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Shelved in Non Fiction 363 Spies T0071571
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 129) and index.

Presents a guide to codemaking, codebreaking, and their role in history, describing different types of codes and ciphers, discussing codebreaking and concealment techniques, and including brief stories about exciting moments in the history of the art.

Nonsecret codes -- book code -- dictionary code -- Codetalking -- Pig Latin -- Turkish Irish -- Caesar cipher -- St. Cyr slide -- Keyboard cipher -- Morse code -- Semaphore -- Pigpen cipher -- Rosicrucian cipher -- Date shift cipher -- Greek square cipher -- Greek skytale -- Rail fence cipher -- Route transposition cipher -- Codebreaking -- Early concealment techniques -- Null cipher -- Cardano grille -- Word grille -- Space code -- Playing card code -- Dot cipher -- Line cipher -- Zigzag cipher -- Invisible inks.

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