Biblical Palimpsest with Inquisition Abjuration Documents (15th century) - Page 2

Vat. gr. 2306 – Upper Writing original Latin: Scriptio superior; this refers to the newer layer of text written over an erased older layer

A diagram representing the physical structure of a single folded sheet of parchment, known as a bifolium, numbered 1.

I (4)
II (5)

Gatherings I–IV are lost

Gathering V Gathering, or "fascicle," refers to a group of folded sheets sewn together to form a section of a book.

A structural diagram of a gathering. Two folded sheets are numbered 2 and 3 on the left side. The diagram shows that the two outermost leaves are lost. Two leaves are preserved, followed by a lost inner folded sheet. The final two leaves of the gathering are also lost.

lost
lost
1 (Genesis 26:16–19; 26:25–29)
2 (Genesis 27:1–4; 27:13–16)

3 (Genesis 27:25–29; 27:34–37)
4 (Genesis 27:42–45; 28:5–8)
lost
lost

Gatherings VI–VII are lost

Gathering VIII

A structural diagram of a gathering. Folded sheets are numbered 4 and 5 on the left. The diagram shows that the three outer leaves are lost. Two leaves are preserved, followed by two lost inner leaves.

lost
lost
lost
5 (Genesis 42:23–44:9)

6 (Genesis 44:9–20; 44:20–31)
lost
lost

Gathering IX is lost

Gathering X

A structural diagram of a gathering consisting of four nested folded sheets numbered 6, 7, 8, and 9. All eight leaves of this section are preserved.

7 (Genesis 50:17–20; Exodus 1:1–5)
8 (Exodus 1:11–2:1; 2:1–11)
9 (Exodus 2:11–20; 2:20–3:5)
10 (Exodus 3:5–13; 3:10–21)

11 (Exodus 3:21–4:9; 4:9–18)
12 (Exodus 4:18–28; 4:28–5:8)
13 (Exodus 5:8–18; 5:18–6:6)
14 (Exodus 6:6–17; 6:17–26)

Gathering XI

A structural diagram of a gathering consisting of four nested folded sheets numbered 10, 11, 12, and 13. All eight leaves of this section are preserved.

15 (Exodus 6:30–7:11; 7:11–20)
16 (Exodus 7:20–8:1; 8:1–11)
17 (Exodus 8:11–18; 8:18–27)
18 (Exodus 8:27–9:9; 9:9–22)

19 (Exodus 9:22–33; 9:33–10:7)
20 (Exodus 10:7–16; 10:16–27)
21 (Exodus 10:27–11:7; 11:8–12:9)
22 (Exodus 12:9–17; 12:17–27)