26-06-2026, 01:18 PM
(26-06-2026, 12:10 PM)rikforto wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Is this not resolvable if the scribes were simply following conventions for writing these kinds of pages? That is, did scribes avoid the gutter out of habit for this kind of singleton irrespective of the intended final product?
Maybe, but on the other hand they did cross the gutter when drawing the balneological section part for what could be the centerfold. Given the overall whimsical quality of the artwork and playful use of holes in the vellum (there was a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.) I would be surprised if the artist/scribe just didn't think about drawing in the gutter more often, unless there was a purely technical reason to avoid this.