IN THE MARGIN

Tāj al-Maṣādir

Below the last line

Looking at the page

A cluster of slanting notes extends beneath the framed text, with a shorter annotation at the left.

Here the lower margin becomes another area for writing. Its angled lines contrast with the regular horizontal lines above, giving a visible form to the distinction between the main text and accompanying notes.

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: Tāj al-Maṣādir.pdf; PDF page 8 (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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