Thanks, JKP, I'll update the thread in a bit. Even though the forum is somewhat in hibernation stage, I think this process is very useful.
About the scales, when googling for the man-faced Leo you mentioned I saw these:
![[Image: m440.005rb.jpg]](http://ica.themorgan.org/icaimages/4/m440.005rb.jpg)
It's from Morgan MS M 440, 13thC Liege (then part of Flanders). It's got blue cups and a rod-like crossbar, and maybe an similarly opened up top? Only the VM one is square. The most elusive thing about the VM scales is the small "extensions" which seem to come out of the thick crossbar.
About the scales, when googling for the man-faced Leo you mentioned I saw these:
It's from Morgan MS M 440, 13thC Liege (then part of Flanders). It's got blue cups and a rod-like crossbar, and maybe an similarly opened up top? Only the VM one is square. The most elusive thing about the VM scales is the small "extensions" which seem to come out of the thick crossbar.
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