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Christa Hofmann, Sophie Rabitsch 31 for mending and consolidation could not be analysed with non-invasive methods. It was not possible to date the adhesives employed. Conclusion The early history of the Vienna Genesis is not documented. The first hint to its proven- ience is the notes in Italian of folio 1 indicating an Italian owner in the 15th century. The first written evidence is a letter of prefect Peter Lambeck to Emperor Leopold I. in which Lambeck describes the manuscript and gives a first account of its condition. In 1664, when the Vienna Genesis entered the Court Library, the silver ink already showed signs of cor- rosion and major losses in the text. By handling the folios bound in a brochure further Fig. 15: Repair with transparent pressure sensitive tape on folio 16, page 31. Open-Access-Publikation im Sinne der CC-Lizenz BY 4.0