Also, contemporary historians have traced the provenance of the manuscript back through Rome and Prague to as early as 1612, when it was perhaps passed from Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II to his physician, Jacobus Sinapius.
Os historiadores contemporâneos seguiram o percurso do manuscrito de Roma para Praga, por volta de 1612, quando talvez tenha passado do Imperador Rodolfo II do Sagrado Império Romano para o seu físico, Jacobus Sinapius.