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.
Além disso, historiadores contemporâneos rastrearam a origem do manuscrito de volta à Roma ou Praga ainda em 1612, quando talvez, foi passado do imperador do sagrado império romano, Rudolf II, para o seu médico, Jacobus Sinapius.