Look, people, it's not that hard. The rules of #Fragmentology are simple and finite. 1) If you are going to piece a dismembered manuscript back together online, do it with intellectual honesty.
https://twitter.com/mssprovenance/status/1607021687387611137
2) If there's are missing leaves, show us where it is by indicating lacunae, as in this screenshot of my own work on the Beauvais Missal: 
3) If there's no binding, don't photoshop the reconstruction into one. Digital reconstructions aren't about "fixing" physical imperfections by adding elements to make it look pretty.
4) If the leaf isn't whole, don't photoshop it to make it appear complete. Fragments have been through a lot, and their history is an important part of the story, so don't erase that history by fakery and photoshop. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
p.s. if you want to do all of those things, go ahead, but be honest about it
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