10-05-2017, 06:09 AM
Probatio pennae are a common form of marginalia. They are particularly known to Dutch speakers since one of the oldest attestations of the Dutch language (Old Dutch) is believed to be a pen trial. In the margin, te scribe could use his own language instead of Latin.
So if we consider the marginalia pen trials, then they might tell us a lot about the scribe. The line on top of the last folio might be a pen trial I guess, since it's also rather messy.
I'm not sure if it's possible to interpret any other VM marginalia as pen trials, which means they could have been applied by anyone.
So if we consider the marginalia pen trials, then they might tell us a lot about the scribe. The line on top of the last folio might be a pen trial I guess, since it's also rather messy.
I'm not sure if it's possible to interpret any other VM marginalia as pen trials, which means they could have been applied by anyone.