Gabriel von Max (1840-1915)
cryptographic or pictographic manuscript
(autograph manuscript with cryptographs or pictographs)
recto dated upper left "2.11.88" and verso "3.11.88." (November 2-3, 1888)
ink on paper
15,6 x 9,9 cm
one sheet, writing on recto and verso
(detail showing verso only)
References:
Susanne Böller, "Geheimcodes und Liebesbriefe [Secret Codes and Love Letters]," in Karin Althaus and Helmut Friedel, Gabriel von Max, Malerstar, Darwinist, Spiritist (München: Hirmer Verlag, 2010), at pp. 237-240. A partial key to von Max's code appears on page 238.
