18-07-2016, 07:38 PM
(18-07-2016, 07:10 PM)Sam G wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I know I've seen the "ma+" bit that shows up on the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. marginalia a few times. Here's an example I just came across:
The manuscript I got this from is You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., fol. 119v. The record says Southern German, mid 15th century. It can be found here (and it has more examples of the "ma+"):
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It really seems like this aspect of the VMS marginalia ought to be a known thing. Can anyone look at this manuscript and determine what it means?
In the VMS version, it looks to me like it originally was written "maria" and the + was added in. I don't think it's an abbreviation in the VMS, as it is in the Pal.Lat. 1369 example. I think it's a plus sign the same as the other plus signs (which were used in charms to signal each place where you genuflect to add "power" to the charm).