tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post4886938768540143374..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Repaired medieval book pagesMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-74913375520837158382015-01-18T10:28:48.938-06:002015-01-18T10:28:48.938-06:00The colorful stitched repair was likely done durin...The colorful stitched repair was likely done during the early stages of the book process. The 6th Medieval Clothing and Textiles edited by Robin Netherton and Gale R. Owen-Crocker in 2010 has a wonderful chapter (Stitches, Sutures, and Seams: "Embriodered" Parchment Repairs, by Christine Sciacca). Ms Sciacca highlighted how one small monestery in Switzerland did this to most of the pages of their manuscripts. Her premise was that they couldn't afford to use only the best part of hide, but stitched together pieces (like the one above and many others similarly along the edges of pages) so they would have a complete page to work with. I highly recommend this article, as it does give us a wonderful view of how to be creative with problems in manuscript construction. Meisterin KHvShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682741958967786805noreply@blogger.com