Rene:
Yes, I agree.
Koen:
For the general shapes of the digits I can say that they are compatible with the era. I remember we discussed the "4" shape (application to the curious "417S" inscription in the flower of f28v) with Brian Cham, and I argued that "4" is more modern that the VMS is, but he proved me wrong.
As to the special peculiarities of how they are inscribed, I can't say. If they can be proven to be of a later period, then this is of course an easier way than to perform the ink analysis.
We can note though that these digits are different from the digits used in the pagination. It would be interesting to have a conclusion about which set of digits is paleographically older.
Yes, I agree.
Koen:
For the general shapes of the digits I can say that they are compatible with the era. I remember we discussed the "4" shape (application to the curious "417S" inscription in the flower of f28v) with Brian Cham, and I argued that "4" is more modern that the VMS is, but he proved me wrong.
As to the special peculiarities of how they are inscribed, I can't say. If they can be proven to be of a later period, then this is of course an easier way than to perform the ink analysis.
We can note though that these digits are different from the digits used in the pagination. It would be interesting to have a conclusion about which set of digits is paleographically older.