Reading between the lines
A glossed manuscript of Juvenal's Satires from the 11th century. The smaller words between the lines explain the words of the poem by way of synonyms and paraphrases, St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 871
What a curious expression, to read between the lines. To seek the space between the lines in search of the essence, the crux, the apex, the nexu…
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