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Canon Law Treatise – Legal Writing by an English Scribe
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This is a single leaf from a Renaissance Treatise on Canon Law, in Latin, on paper 146x105mm. The manuscript’s predominantly legal content and lack of illumination indicate it was probably written for use by a law student in England c. 1510.Written in secretary-influenced chancery hand, 20-24 lines in brown ink. Calligraphic initial letters and rubrics are in red ink. Marginal guides to the scribe indicating which letters to color are still visible on the leaf.
Size: 3.5 x 5 inches
Print Maker: Unknown
Condition: Excellent
Medium: Animal Vellum
Year: circa 1510
Print Maker: Unknown
Condition: Excellent
Medium: Animal Vellum
Year: circa 1510
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