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Stephen Carlson · 20-12-2019, 12:51 PM

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In my blog, I gave an example of f 80r, where the top figure and the steps of the text are written in one (tone) ink.

The dark-going-to-light pattern (which is what I think is going on) looks like what you get when you re-ink the pen.

Actually, I'm pretty sure Wladimir is right... that this was done in two passes. I don't think this is a normal pen-dipping pattern. I'm used to how that looks.

There are pen-dipping patterns in the VMS, but there are other places where it looks like a different ink mix. Ink was mixed by hand and if it sits for a while, it settles and the result is not quite as dark unless you remember to shake the ink bottle.

Plus there is support for the idea that text was added on the right-hand side on another folio that was never "justified" (the right side was left ragged). I don't know if this was intentional or if the manuscript was never finished, but it stands out as different because it is only left-justified.

There are also places where it looks like there is a diagonal "channel" of spaces running down the page... as if the text were added in two passes and a slightly wider gap resulted.

All this is circumstantial, but it happens so often, you really do have to wonder if the text was laid down in passes.