25-10-2017, 12:38 AM
Marginal lines and dots leading to a particular statement in a manuscript are very common, in the same category as manicules and nota symbols. One can usually recognize them by context.
The dots in the VMS are oddly positioned if they are intended to point to something and usually there is some text or at least a letter or two to indicate a comment, impression, or correction. I don't think the "rock" on this page looks like the letter "o" in this person's handwriting or any other hand that writes in Gothic cursive script.
If it's a "take note" or correction symbol, it's very unconventional.
The dots in the VMS are oddly positioned if they are intended to point to something and usually there is some text or at least a letter or two to indicate a comment, impression, or correction. I don't think the "rock" on this page looks like the letter "o" in this person's handwriting or any other hand that writes in Gothic cursive script.
If it's a "take note" or correction symbol, it's very unconventional.