Qq. 39 (University Library, Cambridge University)

Support: Different European papers, evidenced by three distinct watermarks and variations in the number of chain lines and laid lines. Paper polished, light yellow in colour throughout but slightly darker at the front of the manuscript. On Folio 60, chain line count: 5/6 and laid line count: 17/18. Tres Lunes on fly leaf. The main portion of the manuscript is on paper from the region of Lucca (Italy : Province) produced in the late 17th Century AD by the Tegrimi Family, who was known to export this high quality paper to Egypt. Lion appearing on every one or two folios from folio 102 throughout to folio 146. Counter mark to Lion Vorno first appears on folio 4, then with frequency until the appearance of the Lion watermark, that reappears on folio 148. Crown on folio 50 and also on folio 96, indistinct appearance on folios 150, 154, 244An research on the paper of this manuscript: K. Crewe Williams, “Naming Names in Qq. 39”, The Quarterly (Journal of the British Association of Paper Historians), 128(2023): 27-30 .