30-09-2025, 05:28 AM
(30-09-2025, 12:10 AM)ReneZ wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.[The f42 folio number] was looked at under a microscope during the Folger workshop. I had a look myself, and both the conservator and I could see that the paint was on top of the ink.
Another interesting case is f102v1 and f103r. There is a big orange stain near the top right corner of the latter, that ofsetted on f102v1. After profound analysis of the images, I concluded that the offending substance was ketchup. OK, OK, I mean, some reddish sauce that had small bits of a very thin dark red membrane. Probably a goulash-like sauce with bits of bell pepper skin.
On f103r, the stain fell over the text; and the sauce (or, more likely, the mopping up of it) severely effaced the text. (Incidentally, the state of that area is one of the best pieces of evidence for the Retracing Hypothesis. And for the claim that the Retracer could not read the text and had no access to the Author)
On f102v1, the stain fell mostly on the figures of two plants. There, it had a similar erasing effect not only on the outlines of the plants, but also on the painted areas (a green leaf from the plant on the left, and one of two blue ... duh ... leaves of the plant at right.
Thus I think that we can confidently say that the ketchup goulash spill happened after the painting.
However, I see no trace of offsetting of the paint from f102v1 onto f103r, even though the paint was obviously softened by the sauce. Maybe my pareidolia is not that good after all. Or maybe any paint that did offset onto You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. was promptly wiped off together with the sauce.
All the best, --jorge