23-04-2017, 12:14 AM
Consider the recipe section. The writing typically begins very close to the upper edge of the folio. The writing is also typically very dense. Both these facts suggest that the goal of the scribe was to use the available space to the maximum possible extent (probably he recognized that he is already short of parchment). But the bottom margin is clearly under-utilized.
One extravagant possibility, of course, is that all folios of the VMS had their upper margin cropped at some time after they were put down. Does that sound plausible? I doubt so.
One extravagant possibility, of course, is that all folios of the VMS had their upper margin cropped at some time after they were put down. Does that sound plausible? I doubt so.