This was a very common practice in philosophical/historical manuscripts and Bibles. The marginal notes (glosses) explain passages, give short translations, and sometimes include personal notes. Sometimes the notes fill up the entire margin.
In herbal manuscripts, there will often be notes in different hands giving their interpretation of the plant names in their local languages, or in Latin, if the original name is in a local language. There are also some that have only drawings and the text was never added (or only partly added), and later scribes have tried to fill in some of the missing information.
In herbal manuscripts, there will often be notes in different hands giving their interpretation of the plant names in their local languages, or in Latin, if the original name is in a local language. There are also some that have only drawings and the text was never added (or only partly added), and later scribes have tried to fill in some of the missing information.
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