TERMINOLOGY
FOR THE CONSERVATION AND
DESCRIPTION
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The Manuscript Codex
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Textual Indicators, Decorative Forms and Decorative Techniques
UNVAN
A large
illumination
in an area at the top of a
page
with which many texts or sections of text begin.
Or. 14.603
AUTHORS: PAUL HEPWORTH AND KARIN SCHEPER