On 2015-09-14 11:33 AM, Martin Shepherd wrote:
I don't think those are frets, as their lengths make no sense. I can only think they must be marks to show the positions of notes.
I'd agree with you there. The artist went to great pains to show that the rose is three-dimensional, so I doubt he wouldn't do the same if these were real frets. I'd vote for a 15th century Magic Marker.
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