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Treasured Scrolls and Illuminated Scripts
Explore the world of rare handwritten manuscripts through clues about historic documents, materials, and calligraphic traditions.
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- 1. A person who copies texts by hand
- 2. Fine parchment made specifically from calfskin
- 4. A single leaf of a manuscript or book
- 5. Study of ancient handwriting and scripts
- 8. Notes or drawings in the margins of a manuscript
- 11. Manuscript where original writing was scraped off and overwritten
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- 3. An addition or supplement to a manuscript
- 6. Decorative painting in manuscripts often with gold leaf
- 7. Medieval room dedicated to copying manuscripts
- 9. Writing material made from animal skin
- 10. Artistic, stylized handwriting or lettering
- 12. Books printed before 1501, often handwritten inspiration
- 13. Small detailed painting within a manuscript
- 14. Professional copier of manuscript texts
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