asteckley > 22-04-2026, 06:19 PM
asteckley > 23-04-2026, 08:04 AM
(22-04-2026, 06:12 PM)LisaFaginDavis Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I hadn't realized it before, but the tab at the left has small pinpricks, several of which seem to allign quite neatly with the sewing stations of the inner front cover, suggesting that the letter may have originally been sewn to the front hinge of the manuscript (in blue below).AND
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I don't think there is any evidence of paste on the letter...it's paper, so adhesive would have left significant damage. It's fairly easy to remove adhesive from parchment, but paper is much more delicate.
(22-04-2026, 05:10 PM)proto57 Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.About Andrew's suggestion that the small fold might have been a glued "tab": This caused me to look more closely at Lisa's light table image of the Marci Letter, and lo and behold there is something there... some irregular deposit:
LisaFaginDavis > 23-04-2026, 12:50 PM
asteckley > 23-04-2026, 02:06 PM
(23-04-2026, 12:50 PM)LisaFaginDavis Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The next question from someone will certainly be - can it be tested? Sure, but I guarantee you that there's no way the Library would agree to the time, expense, risk, and staff time that would be required when the outcome really wouldn't add anything to our understanding of the letter.Testing seems unnecessary when there’s still more to learn from non-invasive photographic imaging. If they were to deny that, then the next question from someone will certainly be: what is being protected— an artifact or a theory?
proto57 > 23-04-2026, 02:53 PM
(23-04-2026, 12:50 PM)LisaFaginDavis Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.There are many things that could cause staining like that over the course of hundreds of years. Smoke exposure, liquid, dirt, to name just a few. The next question from someone will certainly be - can it be tested? Sure, but I guarantee you that there's no way the Library would agree to the time, expense, risk, and staff time that would be required when the outcome really wouldn't add anything to our understanding of the letter.
eggyk > 23-04-2026, 03:24 PM
Fabrizio Salani > 23-04-2026, 03:45 PM
Fabrizio Salani > 23-04-2026, 03:52 PM
proto57 > 23-04-2026, 04:03 PM
(23-04-2026, 03:52 PM)Fabrizio Salani Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Just saying... I've been having fun with Photoshop and something doesn't add up.
asteckley > 23-04-2026, 04:07 PM