This chart prepared by Rene Zandbergen (RZANDBER@VMPROFS.ESOC.ESA.DE).
[With notes by Jim Reeds (reeds@research.att.com).]

It shows how the bifolios nest to form the quires of the VMS.
Feb 1996

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[QUIRE 1]
      /-------------- 001     A1  <--- Start of 'herbal' section
      ! /------------ 002     A1
      ! ! /---------- 003     A1
      ! ! ! /-------- 004     A1
      A A A A
      ! ! ! \-------- 005     A1
      ! ! \---------- 006     A1
      ! \------------ 006     A1
      \-------------- 008     A1

[QUIRE 2]
      /-------------- 009     A1
      ! /------------ 010     A1
      ! ! /---------- 011     A1
      ! ! ! /--....  (012)
      A A A A
      ! ! ! \-------- 013     A1
      ! ! \---------- 014     A1
      ! \------------ 015     A1
      \-------------- 016     A1

[QUIRE 3]
      /-------------- 017     A1
      ! /------------ 018     A1
      ! ! /---------- 019     A1
      ! ! ! /-------- 020     A1
      A A A A
      ! ! ! \-------- 021     A1
      ! ! \---------- 022     A1
      ! \------------ 023     A1
      \-------------- 024     A1

[QUIRE 4]
      /-------------- 025     A1
      ! /------------ 026     B2
      ! ! /---------- 027     A1
      ! ! ! /-------- 028     A1
      A B A A
      ! ! ! \-------- 029     A1
      ! ! \---------- 030     A1
      ! \------------ 031     B2
      \-------------- 032     A1

[QUIRE 5]
      /-------------- 033     B2
      ! /------------ 034     B2
      ! ! /---------- 035     A1
      ! ! ! /-------- 036     A1
      B B A A
      ! ! ! \-------- 037     A1
      ! ! \---------- 038     A1
      ! \------------ 039     B2
      \-------------- 040     B2

[QUIRE 6]
      /-------------- 041     B2
      ! /------------ 042     A1
      ! ! /---------- 043     B2
      ! ! ! /-------- 044     A1
      B A B A
      ! ! ! \-------- 045     A1
      ! ! \---------- 046     B2
      ! \------------ 047     A1
      \-------------- 048     B2

[QUIRE 7]
      /-------------- 049     A1
      ! /------------ 050     B2
      ! ! /---------- 051     A1
      ! ! ! /-------- 052     A1
      A B A A
      ! ! ! \-------- 053     A1
      ! ! \---------- 054     A1
      ! \------------ 055     B2
      \-------------- 056     A1

[QUIRE 8]
    /---------------- 057     B2
    ! /-------------- 058     A
    ! ! /------......(059)
    ! ! ! /----......(060)
    ! ! ! ! /--......(061)
    B A ! ! !
    ! ! ! ! \--......(062)
    ! ! ! \----......(063)
    ! ! \------......(064)
    ! \-------------- 065
    \---------------- 066     B   <--- End of 'herbal' section

[QUIRE 9]
            /-------- 067 +--     <--- Start of 'astro/cosmo' section
            !
            \-------- 068 +--+--

[QUIRE 10]
            /-------- 069
            !
            \-------- 070 +--

[QUIRE 11]
            /-------- 071
            !
            \-------- 072 +--+--

[QUIRE 12.  Details of binding not observed very carefully.  Alternative:
possibly f.73 and f.74 once formed a bifolium, and current bistub following 
f.73 was added in binding repair after excision of f.74?]
            --------- 073

            /--......(074a)
            !
            \--......(074b)       <--- End of 'astro/cosmo' section

[QUIRE 13]
    /---------------- 075     B2  <--- Start of 'biological' section
    ! /-------------- 076     B2
    ! ! /------------ 077     B2
    ! ! ! /---------- 078     B2
    ! ! ! ! /-------- 079     B2
    B B B B B
    ! ! ! ! \-------- 080     B2
    ! ! ! \---------- 081     B2
    ! ! \------------ 082     B2
    ! \-------------- 083     B2
    \---------------- 084     B2  <--- End of 'biological' section

[QUIRE 14]
           //======== 085     B3
           !B                     <--- 9-rings multiple-fold
           \\======== 086 +== B3

[QUIRE 15]
          /---------- 087     A4  (herbal)
          ! /-------- 088     A4  (pharma)
          A A
          ! \-------- 089 +-- A   (pharma)
          \---------- 090 +-- A   (herbal)

[QUIRE 16]
            /--......(091)
            !
            \--......(092)

[QUIRE 17]
          /---------- 093     A4  (all herbal)
          ! /-------- 094     B5
          A B
          ! \-------- 095 +-- B5
          \---------- 096     A4

[QUIRE 18]
            /--......(097)
            !
            \--......(098)

[QUIRE 19]
          /---------- 099     A4? (all pharma)
          ! /-------- 100     A4?
          A A
          ! \-------- 101 +-- A4?
          \---------- 102 +-- A

[QUIRE 20]
/-------------------- 103     BX  <--- start of 'stars/recipes'
! /------------------ 104     BX
! ! /---------------- 105     BY
! ! ! /-------------- 106     BX
! ! ! ! /------------ 107     B
! ! ! ! ! /---------- 108     B
! ! ! ! ! ! /--......(109)
B B B B B B !
! ! ! ! ! ! \--......(110)
! ! ! ! ! \---------- 111     B
! ! ! ! \------------ 112     B
! ! ! \-------------- 113     B
! ! \---------------- 114     B
! \------------------ 115     B
\-------------------- 116     B   <--- end of 'stars/recipes'