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Shredded fragment

Shredded fragment

Recueil factice composé de deux manuscrits ou fragments de manuscrits différents. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 2316, …

Page fix, blue stitch

Page fix, blue stitch

It looks like instead of re-attaching a corner of this page, a fresh sheet of parchment was trimmed to fit and stitched …

Ruling by sharp instrument

Ruling by sharp instrument

Publius Vergilius Maro, Ecloga, Georgica et Aeneis. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 7925, fol. 108v.

Water damage

Water damage

Abstrusa Glossarium latinum. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 7691, fol. 74r.

Text grid with prickings

Text grid with prickings

Rabanus Maurus, In honorem sanctae Crucis [De laudibus sanctae Crucis]. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 2422, fol. …

The Hole Truth

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 …

(L)iber generationis on purple

(L)iber generationis on purple

Here’s another case where seeing the original would make a difference. Novum Testamentum. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, …

Canon Table Crane

Canon Table Crane

Biblia [Bible dite de Théodulfe]. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 9380, fol. 253v.

BNF-Latin2421-10r

Pricking and ruling

The preparation of these pages with pricking and ruling constitutes a true meditation on the cross: Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, …

Colorful marginal note

Colorful marginal note

Sacramentarium vetustissimum, ad usum ecclesiae Sancti Theoderici prope Remos Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque Carnegie de Reims, Ms. 213, fol. 41r.

Pricking down center column

Pricking down center column

Évangéliaire. « Liber euvangeliorum » Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèques d’Amiens métropole, Ms. 172, fol. 82r.

Jeweled binding

Jeweled binding

Evangelia quattuor [Évangiles dits de Drogon] (1r-183r). Capitulare evangeliorum (184v-196v). Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 9388 9th-century …