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RE: MSI at last!
oshfdk > 18-09-2024, 09:46 AM
I thought the symbols under the ?s were a capital L and a capital N (or maybe M) -
RE: MSI at last!
Bernd > 18-09-2024, 10:40 PM
(18-09-2024, 08:35 AM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I assume that when Marci was writing, his own alphabet likely included the "j".
Does he use "j" in his letters? Do we have any non-latin texts from him? His own name started with "j" but signatures might be a different matter.
(18-09-2024, 05:44 AM)asteckley Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.the "scribble" seems pretty clearly to be the result of someone writing the same form over and over again. They have written it at least 6 times, and appear to be "practice writing" to perfect the writing of a particular letter
Was this a normal scribal practice? Are there similar examples in other contemporary manuscripts? I would assume drawing a large letter over and over is something a pupil learning to write would do. At least I did in primary school. -
RE: MSI at last!
LisaFaginDavis > 20-09-2024, 03:40 PM
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RE: MSI at last!
oshfdk > 25-09-2024, 06:49 PM
(17-09-2024, 08:19 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Edit: about the A, it is quite similar indeed. If we assume for a moment that this was indeed writing, could it have been A for anno? (And thus perhaps have been followed by numbers).
I've seen a number of An.'s indicating years in the last two days. Some of them have a similar shape. However, it seems to me a bit strange to write anno at the very bottom right of the page and in such huge letters. I've seen quite a few signatures bigger than the squiggle, but I've never seen the metadata (I guess there should be a more appropriate word?) written in huge letters.
Just a random An. for illustration.