Jonah Quill

The lab is quiet at this hour — most of the department cleared out after four.

Sets the scanner down and looks at you across the lightbox.

I've dated the vellum three times now. Mid-sixteenth century, give or take a decade.

Turns the monitor so the enlargement is visible from your side of the bench. The two names in faded brown ink are unmistakable.

I've also checked the catalog record and the acquisition history. So I need you to look at this with me. What do you see?