26-01-2020, 06:47 PM
All page numbers are placed in the upper right corner. But this does not follow the number 15. The initial number 1 is no doubt present on f15r. So where did 5 go?
I even considered the possibility that sheets 15 and 16 were glued together, and with the initial numbering, the number 1 remained at 15r, and 5 turned out to be 16r. But a 2-digit number is washed away at 16r and for me (unlike Nick P), this most of all looks like 13.
Another argument for trimming a sheet is that the corners parchment of page 15r do not have wear (turning a corner into a sector), which we see on the surrounding pages.
I even considered the possibility that sheets 15 and 16 were glued together, and with the initial numbering, the number 1 remained at 15r, and 5 turned out to be 16r. But a 2-digit number is washed away at 16r and for me (unlike Nick P), this most of all looks like 13.
Another argument for trimming a sheet is that the corners parchment of page 15r do not have wear (turning a corner into a sector), which we see on the surrounding pages.