Glossary

  • The side of parchment or vellum that can bear speckled traces of hair follicles and sometimes a darker, more yellow tonality. The animal species and preparation methods used on the skin can sometimes make the hair side and flesh side difficult to differentiate as the hair follicles can be removed through surface scraping.
  • A letter that contains an identifiable figure(s) or scene that is relevant to the text.
  • 'Horseshoe-nail', which are squared lines which alternate place on the red lines.