QuoteThe manicule, ☞, is a typographical mark with the appearance of a hand with its index finger extended in a pointing gesture. It is typically used to draw the reader's attention to a certain part of a text. In older texts, it had a broader variety of uses including indicating section headers, marginal notes, and terms for cross-reference. The manicule, derived from the Latin manicula, or 'little hand', has been known by many other names, often related to its various functions, including fist, index, and pointer. --Wikipedia Article on Manicules (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manicule#)
Manicules are so funny. Please share any manicules you find here so we can start a collection :) Try to source the manuscript if you can.
I'll start:
manicule MS ALD 74. 73v.png MS ALD 74. 17v.png
Ms.Ald.74. Folio 73v and Folio 17v (https://www.internetculturale.it/jmms/iccuviewer/iccu.jsp?id=oai%3Awww.internetculturale.sbn.it%2FTeca%3A20%3ANT0000%3AN%3ACNMD0000291979&mode=all&teca=MagTeca+-+ICCU)
Pointing the Finger, or, a Handy guide to Manicules (https://scolarcardiff.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/pointing-the-finger-or-a-handy-guide-to-manicules/) also has some charmers:
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