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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Book News-18: Manuscript Extraordinaire

An illuminated manuscript from 1553 in the form of a Fleur de Lys with 11 miniatures by Charles Jourdain on its pages has been found.

Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, August 14, 2008 (Newscape)

Wikipedia article on “Illuminated Manuscripts”:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuscript_illuminations

Grateful thanks to The Hindu and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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