"An Original Page - printed in 1620 - from a Chronicle of Historical Events beginning with the Creation of the World until the year 1618 A. D. from the Private Collection of Stanley S. Slotkin, Chairman of the Board of Abbey Rents."
An Original Page - printed in 1620 - from a Chronicle of Historical Events beginning with the Creation of the World until the year 1618 A. D. from the Private Collection of Stanley S. Slotkin, Chairman of the Board of Abbey Rents.
The thirteenth Century monastic scribe developed great accuracy in the formation of letters. The long ascenders, found on the topline of this manuscript leaf reflects the practice used in the writing of legal documents. The inks used in Italy and…