A Reading Corrected, with Apologies (f. ccxx)
Working through a patristic florilegium, in preparation in the present quarter, Br. Photios encountered at f. ccxx v a marginal note left by an earlier hand. The note is here transcribed and briefly discussed; further investigation is welcomed but not, on present resources, planned.
The present marginalium is unusual chiefly for its self-awareness; the scribe knows that what is written here will be read by another scribe, who is the chief audience for such asides. The reader at home is at best a third party.
Ductus is regular but not hurried; pen-pressure increases on the down-strokes of tau crossbar, easing on the sigma terminal. We note a colour-shift suggesting two pots, or one pot in two sittings, which is consistent with an interruption mid-line.
Notes
- We thank Br. Symeon for the verification, and the Tuesday lapis for its colour.
- We have, on advice, not pursued the matter of the dropped line further.
Other Hands
Annotations by other scribes, in the order in which they were entered into the margins.