IN THE MARGIN

Persian letter-writing & composition

Between and around the lines

Looking at the page

Small additions appear between the larger lines and near the edges, alongside a crossed-through passage and red headings.

This page brings the margin into conversation with the spaces between lines. The visible additions and cancellation make it a useful example for thinking about how a written text can be revisited, while leaving the identity and intentions of the annotator open.

A question for the reader

What does the note add to the passage beside it—an explanation, a correction, or another reading? Its placement invites that question; establishing its meaning requires a careful transcription.

Source

Digital reproduction. Source file: Three treatises on Persian letter-writing and composition.pdf; PDF page 15 (scan index, not a folio number).

The description concerns the visible arrangement of writing. The notes’ authorship, date, and relationship to the main text have not been established.

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