This leaf is of an extraordinary interest considering also the annotations and comments added to the margin of the text. These comments are known as glosses, from the Greek word glossa, meaning “language”. The use of commenting, by explanatory notes, difficult and antiquated words, spread during the Middle Ages: of this period there are numerous manuscripts bearing annotations, both above the word to be explained (interlinear glosses) and in the marginal space (marginal glosses).
To discover more about Medieval manuscripts, please visit our relevant blog post: A Brief History of Manuscripts.