25-08-2025, 08:03 AM
While significant scholarly effort has been dedicated to quantifying the number of scribers in VM production, I find that the value of this pursuit is inherently limited of if the text is a copy.
An underestimated line of inquiry concerns the post completion modification of the manuscript.
Specifically the deliberate erasure of alphabet key- You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and many other places.
Who expunged these marginalia, when and for what purpose?
1. Can the specific tool of erasure be determined with the modern multi spectral analysis?
2. Do these erasures correspond to specific historical period or cultural practice?
3. What do the specific targeting of explanatory notes, while leaving other marginalia imply about the motive?
An underestimated line of inquiry concerns the post completion modification of the manuscript.
Specifically the deliberate erasure of alphabet key- You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and many other places.
Who expunged these marginalia, when and for what purpose?
1. Can the specific tool of erasure be determined with the modern multi spectral analysis?
2. Do these erasures correspond to specific historical period or cultural practice?
3. What do the specific targeting of explanatory notes, while leaving other marginalia imply about the motive?