In certain cases, such as the transcription of the Trinity manuscript, instances of inconsistent margins have been silently corrected to facilitate legibility. All strike-throughs in the transcriptions are from the original. Both the Trinity and Bridgewater manuscripts use carets and superscripts to mark the few areas where a word was inserted. Catchwords and phrases from the manuscripts are maintained in the transcriptions. They are always flush right, away from the main text.
Catchwords indicate a new recto or verso leaf.
The words and phrases themselves directly link to a pop-up window containing the annotation. We have deliberately under-annotated in order to reduce distraction. We have also color-coded the background of each text in order to help differentiate between the versions in the comparative section. Overall, every effort has been made to maintain the integrity and appearance of the texts used, especially in cases of strike-throughs, additions, and emendations to the manuscript transcriptions. How to use the texts To compare versions of Comus, navigate into the Texts area of the site.