Scribe at work with quill and knife at a writing

Scribe at work with quill and knife at a writing desk, seated on a chair with footrest, 9th century. Ecrivain. Handcoloured lithograph by Villain after an illustration by Horace de Viel-Castel from his Collection des costumes, armes et meubles pour servir E l'histoire de la France (Collection of costumes, weapons and furniture to be used in the history of France), Treuttel and Wurtz, Bossange, 1827

9th Century Ancient History Bossange Collection Des Costumes Collection Of Costumes Ecclesiastical Footrest Habit Horace De Viel-castel Illumination Quill Scribe Scriptorium Treuttel And Wurtz Weapons And Furniture Writing Desk

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