10-09-2016, 05:52 AM
I agree with Anton; the stain managed to wash away some ink. That would indicate it is a water-based substance.
But I also disagree about the colour; it is different from the red of the "samovar" type next to it, but it is the same colour as the infill of the "roots"
Dripping wax wouldn't cause burns on the page/have a different interaction? Looks like a typical aquarel stain to me...
Some other observations on this folio:
- the text in the ciylinders that has been painted over, has been spotted by you of course, I see it now for the first time
- the highlighting/rewriting with fresh ink is not the same for the characters. That 8 that is transcribed as "d" (and that's how I'd read it too) is much more frequently re-inked than the other characters. Could mean something?
But I also disagree about the colour; it is different from the red of the "samovar" type next to it, but it is the same colour as the infill of the "roots"
Dripping wax wouldn't cause burns on the page/have a different interaction? Looks like a typical aquarel stain to me...
Some other observations on this folio:
- the text in the ciylinders that has been painted over, has been spotted by you of course, I see it now for the first time
- the highlighting/rewriting with fresh ink is not the same for the characters. That 8 that is transcribed as "d" (and that's how I'd read it too) is much more frequently re-inked than the other characters. Could mean something?
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