07-06-2024, 03:57 PM
@Pepper is correct. In my published work, I have identified five scribal hands, but I never argued that the different sections were each written by different scribes. Just the opposite, in fact:
Herbal (including the herbal bifolia later in the manuscript): Scribes 1, 2, 3, and 5 (the work often - but not always - varies by bifolia, suggesting that the bifolia are out of order)
Astronomy/Astrology: Scribe 4
Balneology: Scribe 2
Rosette: Scribe 2 (text side) and Scribe 4 (diagram side)
Pharmaceutical: Scribe 1
Starred paragraphs: Scribe 3
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Herbal (including the herbal bifolia later in the manuscript): Scribes 1, 2, 3, and 5 (the work often - but not always - varies by bifolia, suggesting that the bifolia are out of order)
Astronomy/Astrology: Scribe 4
Balneology: Scribe 2
Rosette: Scribe 2 (text side) and Scribe 4 (diagram side)
Pharmaceutical: Scribe 1
Starred paragraphs: Scribe 3
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