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.
Inoltre, storici contemporanei hanno tracciato la provenienza del manoscritto attraverso Roma e Praga nel 1612, quando forse venne passato dall'Imperatore Rodolfo II al suo medico, Jacobus Sinapius.