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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture From: Laura Jacobus <[log in to unmask]> >Perhaps it helps to imagine what a criminal would do and not do. The first 'forgery' does seem more convincing than the second, partly because it is more aesthetically pleasing- and forgers on the whole don't bother forging unattractive stuff. >Also, I wonder whether a forger would bother adding real gold leaf to something like the second miniature- the expense and bother may be a deterrent, given that the outcome is uncertain. > There's also the issue of style- would a forger vary their style as much as the variation seen between these two miniatures? which "two miniatures"?? the only one i see, on either side of the folio http://cgi.ebay.de/ANTIPHONAR-IMPERIALFOLIO-PERGAMENT-MINIATUR-1400-8_W0QQitemZ200266810815QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAntiquarische_B%C3%BCcher?hash=item200266810815&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318 is the tonsured "sancti steph[an]i prothomart[y]r" on the recto of the leaf. >Presumably only if s/he was highly sensitive to the different styles that might attend MSS of different dates- but then, why have identical twiddly bits (forgive my technical language) and my complete inability to discern what the hell a "twiddly bit" might be. >on both? The twiddly bits look more-or-less OK on the second MS, there's only one "MS" --a single leaf, with picks of both sides (recto and verso). >but not quite in keeping with the first, though others will know. perhaps. perhaps they will. c ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html