(15-07-2022, 04:20 PM)Helmut Winkler wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

(15-07-2022, 09:36 AM)Koen G wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Rene: do you know of any other example of a foldout that unfolds in two dimensions, like the Rosettes?

Helmut: I don't buy that. Look at the foldouts in the small plants section for example. They are designed in such a way that one part fits the VM folio format and the other part can fold out. The same goes for the other foldouts in the MS: they are all designed with the VM's folio size in mind. The most obvious exception is the Rosettes, where they clearly wanted one big sheet to fit one big drawing. But the revers side is again neatly divided along the VM folio format.

I think the better part of the (bi)folios was cut to size before binding, it is obvious in the herbal part. Medieval parchment had a similar average size, it comes from  the average size of he animals used, that is were you get your V. folio size.

I must say I am not far advanced with this ´things, I just turn around some ideas from years ago