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printed in the blank space at the beginning of a chapter or other division of a book, usually an ornamental panel,
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motifs were used widely in manuscripts and in editions of the Bible in the 15th century.
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An ornament placed above the text matter of a page or at the beginning of a chapter
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Similarly, a tailpiece is located at the end of a chapter or section.
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book production, and enjoyed particular popularity during the
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Headpiece from "Triodion", a religious manuscript from 1642
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decoration
printer's ornament
illustration
illustrator
manuscripts
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West
late Antique
Byzantine
Renaissance
rubric
Zoomorphic
anthropomorphic
"ODLIS Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science"
ABC-CLIO
Michelle P. Brown
"Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms"
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