Detail from a page from https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Barb.lat.729 showing a cut out coat of arms.

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   Daniel Bellingradt (dbellingradt@historians.social)'s status on Monday, 08-Jan-2024 21:45:59 JST Daniel Bellingradt

   Oops. Someone cut out the coat of arms of Cardinal Johannes de Turrecremata.

   The Cardinal lived from 1388–1468 AD, and was, among other things, the owner of a manuscript library. And parts of this library found its way eventually into the Vatican. And here, someone disagreed with Johannes de Turrecremata, and neatly cut out his coat of arms making it a cardinal's coat of arms devastation. A recognizable hole in the page was a message: you are erased from history, a gap.
   #bookhistory #histodons