[split] Jorge's Retracer Thread: darker ink, retracing of text and drawings

[Jorge_Stolfi]

Another installment of retracing pareidolia, this time about a drawing of the Bio section.

Again, all the statements below should be implicitly prefixed with "I believe that", "my best guess is that", etc.

   

Clip of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. covering the top pond with 10 nymphs. (A) The typical state of traces by the original Scribe (Rt0). (B,C,D,E,F,G,H) Evidence of retracing over Rt0 or later traces. (I) Apparent erasure by scraping. (J1-J3) Characteristic "showercap" diadems added by (Rt3). (K1-K3) evidence that the "showercaps" were added by the third Retracer Rt3 after the water stream was (re)drawn by Retracer Rt1 or Rt2. (Q1-Q6,Q9) The outstretched arms of the nymphs were misinterpreted by Rt1 or Rt2 as the far wall of the pond (R1,R2), or vice-versa. (S1-S5) Original near edge of the pond. (T) Near edge of the pond as "restored" by Rt1 or Rt2.  Everything betweeh the original and new edges of the pond was added by Rt1 or Rt2. (U1,U2) Text crossing the "restored" near edge of the pond. (V1) Rt1 or Rt2 misinterpreted the top of the thigh of Miss okShy saral for the far edge of a narrow "island" running along the whole pond, so he added the left end of the "island" (V2). But then he noticed the mistake and refrained from "restoring" the rest of that island.

All the best, --stolfi