(27-03-2026, 06:46 PM)Stefan Wirtz_2 wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Marco-Galla-vibes
I must have missed this, what's that about?
For me, the most damning evidence is the forensic analysis. I talked about the graphs with Joe Barabe, and while he is professionally hesitant to speculate, he does allow me to quote him on the following: "Barabe's assessment, based on the data he's seen thus far, is that a date of creation in the 1600s or before is highly unlikely."
In my personal view, this assessment is very conservative, but I understand that he does not want to commit to further statements without having access to the piece. This makes the fact that he still wants to go on the record as calling a 1600s date of creation "extremely unlikely" all the more relevant.
With everything considered, I think we should dare to take as a starting point that this parchment was only used for its current purpose some time after the manuscript resurfaced in the early 20th century.
The analysis of the pigments allows for the hypothesis of even more modern pigments, pushing us into the second half of the 20th century. But this is too speculative, so let's assume a century: the parchment was most likely inscribed between ca. 1912-2013.