Parchment holes in a 14th century manuscript repaired using embroidery. Circa 1417 CE, now housed at the Uppsala University Library in Sweden [500×375]
Parchment holes in a 14th century manuscript repaired using embroidery. Circa 1417 CE, now housed at the Uppsala University Library in Sweden [500×375]
The words are written around the hole – so the hole was always there. This is probably vellum, which is made from animal skin, which will have holes occasionally.
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Incredible that it stayed intact
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If the manuscript is from 1417, isn’t that the 15th century?
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The words are written around the hole – so the hole was always there. This is probably vellum, which is made from animal skin, which will have holes occasionally.
Corona virus prophecy confirmed!
Incredible that it stayed intact
If the manuscript is from 1417, isn’t that the 15th century?