Most leaves are stained or soiled from use.
Many leaves contain holes and tears.
MS 35 contains all or part of quires 17 to 25 of the complete manuscript. Quire numbers were written by the scribe on the lower center of the verso of the final leaf of every quire. Preparation of the Page Vertical lines on each side of the writing space form a single frame that extends the length of the page. The lines of the frame and the ruling were drawn by an instrument known as lead point, or plummet. This instrument was one of the writing tools known as metal point.