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University Departments : History of Art Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/17/2012
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

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Geocache Description:

One of a series of geocaches, loosely based around the departments of the University of Cambridge.

The series was started by S&AT.

Fittingly S&AT were first to find the cache too!


Caveat Cacher

The coordinates above will lead you outside the Department of History of Art, but there's nothing to see there. There are some nice things in the Fitzwilliam museum, which just to the north, but any connection which they might have with this puzzle is entirely coincidental.

The Department of History of Art

To many people, the study of Art is seen as just an excuse to look at pretty pictures. People see the little scholarship to which the subject can lay claim as merely the identification of a work's title, age, or artist.

However, in this department we adopt a more enlightened view. Not only must the relevant literary sources be consulted, they must be read many times over until all the information has been extracted.

As ever successful scholarship requires a mixture of imagination and industry, but you will find that modern technology helps enormously.

Addendum

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words but in this case most of the information isn't in the art. One shouldn't ignore the key insights poetry can provide though, especially after enjoying a colourful time.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

7.iv.2013: V'ir erwvttrq gurfr gb or zber rkcyvpvg. 1. Fgneg ol vqragvslvat gur negvfgf. 2. Lbh fubhyq or yrq gb n snzbhf frg bs jbexf. 3. Svanyyl ghea gb gur prager bs gur vzntr naq qrpelcg gur zrffntr. Lbh'yy unir gb jbex bhg ubj gb qb guvf lbhefrys (be nfx zr sbe n uvag), ohg rnpu ovt fdhner yrnqf gb n fvatyr yrggre. Lbh zvtug svaq (f,y,j) vafcverf lbh, nyfb, jura lbh'er pbhagvat guvatf, fgneg ng bar, abg mreb. N pbzchgre jvyy znxr guvatf n ybg yrff grqvbhf. Rira gubhtu lbh'yy or pbzcyrgryl fher bs gur pbbeqvangrf jura lbh'ir fbyirq gur chmmyr, lbh zvtug fgvyy yvxr gb ivfvg gur trbpurpxre sbe uvagf ba svaqvat gur pnpur. N tneqrare ernqvat 'pnaxre bs' zvtug or dhvgr qvfgenhtug, ohg urer vg'f n gubebhtuyl tbbq fvta.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)