27-04-2026, 02:21 AM
(This post was last modified: 27-04-2026, 02:22 AM by Jorge_Stolfi.)
Quote:the underlying text is practically invisible at 95% opacity
Sure, the text would have become practically if it had been covered by anything with 95% opacity...
But that is not paint, it is a sauce! Tomato, red peppers, whatever -- not lead red or whatever. It would not have 95% opacity even if it was as thick as the vellum. I am sure that the guy who was enjoying it still could clearly see his teeth after the meal...
It seems that the clod who spilled it closed the book without cleaning the mess. Then later he or someone else mopped up the sauce. No chance that what remained had 95% opacity.
And then that person retraced what he could still see of the text. If the text was illegible because it was covered by the sauce, why didn't he just clean it harder? Like with a wet napkin? If the ink was IGI, there would be no risk of damaging it...
Quote:I think I will happily agree once I see some good evidence.
Well, let me turn that around: I will happily agree once I see some good evidence that the ink is IGI.
You have the full McCrone report You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., with all the spectra and high-resolution images. Can you find the evidence that shows it is IGI, not watercolor?
All the best, --stolfi