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AmazingMeagen

Another example of how scribes erased mistakes from parchment - scraping. Although the surface disruption looks more diffuse, maybe using something like pumice rather than a blade.
Lambeth Palace Library [MS 563]



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Beige parchment with round bottom decoration in blue and red. Fuzzy surface disruption with lighter area of parchment. Very light brown shapes resembling shapes and sequence of music notation.
Apr 27, 2023, 06:05 PM·Public·Tusky
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