[求助]OG11th-123

Chris12478

Codex Berinensis, a Florentine copy of an ancient Roman medical treatise, is undated but contains clues to when it was produced. Its first 80 pages are by a single copyist, but the remaining 20 pages are by three different copyists, which indicates some significant disruptions. Since a letter in handwriting identified as that of the fourth copyist mentions a plague that killed many people in Florence in 1148, Codex Berinensis was probably produced in that year.

Which of the following most strongly supports the hypothesis that Codex Berinensis was produced in 1148?

A. Other than Codex Berinensis, there are no known samples of the handwriting of the first three copyists.

B. According to the account by the fourth copyist, the plague went on for 10 months.

C. A scribe would be able to copy a page of text the size and style of Codex Berinensis in a day.

D. There was only one outbreak of plague in Florence in the 1100's

E. The number of pages of Codex Berinensis produced by a single scribe becomes smaller with each successive change of copyist.

这个题的答案选D, 不过我不明白为什么不能选B和E呢? 如果这个瘟疫比10个月要长,那很可能是持续了一年多的时间,那么这个CB可能就在1148年以后完成了呀?

谢谢!!!  

pc123

 in the 1100's，意思是在11世纪只有这么一场瘟疫。范围比BE要大