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(06-08-2026, 12:53 PM)Bluetoes101 wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Another fun OCR mistake I've noticed is "Marix" when it is "Mariæ" and I've been wondering if there is a connection..

Yes, that may explain the "ix"es on f116v!  

Namely, the Repairman who tried to recover the lost text did not enough Latin to know that "æ" was not "x".  So he put four "ix"es in what he guessed that was a Latin charm.

All the best, --stolfi
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