22-10-2022, 04:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 22-10-2022, 04:58 PM by davidjackson.)
I've been told that unless the material is likely to be damaged, it's not recommended to wear gloves with vellum manuscripts. Reasons? They pick up substances from one page and transfer to another in a way that your hands don't, and if your hands are properly cleaned they won't have any oils or secretions on them. Also they deaden your hands, so it's more likely you might tear a page or catch the cotton on the page or something.
As for your copy, it looks very nice. No idea why there's a compass on the cover! The Siloé box is an ancient African woodbox, the name of which escapes me at the moment but it feels very nice.
IIRC the original VMS no longer has ties but it's assumed at some point it would have, which is why Siloé put theirs on (it also finishes it off and stops it from opening).
My version opens very well in a manner that feels very smooth and original. Yours does seem to catch the glare quite a bit in that one photo, but it might just be a bad photo. The Siloé one can feel a little glossy at times, which I suppose is part of the treatment to allow them to photostat the printing on.
It's a beautiful thing you have there and congratulations on your purchase.
As for your copy, it looks very nice. No idea why there's a compass on the cover! The Siloé box is an ancient African woodbox, the name of which escapes me at the moment but it feels very nice.
IIRC the original VMS no longer has ties but it's assumed at some point it would have, which is why Siloé put theirs on (it also finishes it off and stops it from opening).
My version opens very well in a manner that feels very smooth and original. Yours does seem to catch the glare quite a bit in that one photo, but it might just be a bad photo. The Siloé one can feel a little glossy at times, which I suppose is part of the treatment to allow them to photostat the printing on.
It's a beautiful thing you have there and congratulations on your purchase.