Faint Study of a Flying-Machine Wing
Curved ribbed wing forms in red chalk and ink, recovered after restoration
The e-Leo note records this leaf as devoid of writings before restoration. The recovered image shows faint curved wing forms drawn in red chalk and ink: a ribbed, arching wing skeleton spanning the sheet, consistent with the mechanical-wing studies on neighbouring leaves. No text is transcribed for this page.
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Ribbed wing skeleton
A large arching wing is sketched in red chalk and reinforced in ink, its curved spars gathered toward a hub and fanning out into a ribbed membrane. The form reads as a study for a flying-machine wing rather than a natural object.