04-05-2017, 11:33 AM
As far as I can tell, the entire MS (apart from obvious later additions) is in one hand.
I would welcome views on that.
The library description says: 26 lines to a page, but this rule does not apply throughout the MS.
it seems to have been written 'free hand' and the number of lines per page varies.
One odd thing is the use, also throughout the MS, of thin lines above the text that look like acute accents.
It is intentional, and used both in the main text (brown ink) and in the highlighted parts (red ink).
I am really curious if anyone has an explanation for that.
I would welcome views on that.
The library description says: 26 lines to a page, but this rule does not apply throughout the MS.
it seems to have been written 'free hand' and the number of lines per page varies.
One odd thing is the use, also throughout the MS, of thin lines above the text that look like acute accents.
It is intentional, and used both in the main text (brown ink) and in the highlighted parts (red ink).
I am really curious if anyone has an explanation for that.