On Famous Women

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In the physical construction of a medieval or early modern book, these empty pages of parchment are known as flyleaves. They were intended to protect the internal written content from the friction and dust that might enter through the covers. The absence of any writing, even centuries later, indicates that this volume was likely kept in a protected environment, as these "empty" spaces were frequently used by later owners for grocery lists, pen-testing, or recording family births and deaths.