(03-10-2024, 08:42 AM)ReneZ wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.We need to remember that iron gal ink is originally quite light, and it only darkens after writing, due to a chemical reaction (oxidation) with the parchment. I could easily imagine (but do not know) that varying properties of the parchment could cause the effect that we see.
Thank you Rene, I didn't know/remember that. The St.Gallen ms is written on paper, so that's a major difference. The nature and quality of the folios is another factor that has an impact on the final result and probably one more variable that makes finding close matches difficult.