Acidic ink
Évangile de saint Jean, venu de l’église de Chartres. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 10439, fol. 65r.
Marginal repair
Augustinus, Enarrationes in Psalmos. Latin 1979 Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 1979, fol. 85r.
Dñs
S. Isidorus Hispalensis Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 2318, fol. 56v.
Work-around
Casus Decretalium. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 16544, fol. 97r.
Parchment hole
1.° Claudii Claudiani de raptu Proserpinae libri tres. — 2.° Ejusdem libri duo in Rufinum. — 3.° Ejusdem liber de bello Gildonico. …
Thin vellum
Theodosii leges ; novelle Valentiniani, Majoriani et Severi cum Theodosianis ; liber legum Titi Gaii ; liber Julii Pauli sententiarum receptarum ; …
Extreme parchment
Also have a look at the other half of the bifolio on fol. 86 Miscellanea. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département …
The Hole Truth
leges Visigothorum, libris duodecim : nonnulla sub finem desiderantur ; praemittuntur praefatio et Regum Visigothorum breve chronicon Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de …
Early Book Repair
It looks like someone borrowed half a page long enough to sing a song or two, then stitched it back in. Breviarium …
Water transfer
The verso of the flyleaf picked up the transferred text and rubrication from fol. 1r. Senecae varia opera philosophica Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque …
Lost Lines
Damaged by fire. Petrus Lombardus, Glossa in Psalmos . — Provinciale romanum Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin …
Negative Space
I am amazed at the decisions that led to the production of this page. Did the capital have to be that big? …
Reading between the lines
Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 15763, fol. 63v.
Work-around
S. Hieronymus Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 1933, fol. 61r.