19-01-2026, 11:02 PM
(This post was last modified: 19-01-2026, 11:19 PM by RobGea.
Edit Reason: better paw print link
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All that shows, is that the stain was there before the scribe reached that word.
Whether the stain was on the blank vellum ( second-grade vellum ).
or the scribe was not cognizant of the danger of eating a hot-dog with relish over an unfinished manuscript ( messy scribe ).
cannot be decided.
Can a misbehaving cat even be ruled out ? ( wildlife risk ).
'A Cat Left Paw Prints on the Pages of This Medieval Manuscript When the Ink Was Drying 500 Years Ago' --Smithsonian magazine
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One could possibly argue that the stain cannot have been there for very long or else the scribe would have avoided it more elegantly.
Whether the stain was on the blank vellum ( second-grade vellum ).
or the scribe was not cognizant of the danger of eating a hot-dog with relish over an unfinished manuscript ( messy scribe ).
cannot be decided.
Can a misbehaving cat even be ruled out ? ( wildlife risk ).
'A Cat Left Paw Prints on the Pages of This Medieval Manuscript When the Ink Was Drying 500 Years Ago' --Smithsonian magazine
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One could possibly argue that the stain cannot have been there for very long or else the scribe would have avoided it more elegantly.