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Last modified on Mon Jan 06 2025.

Decorations vocab

LabelDescriptionReference URL
unknown

At the time of data entry, it is unknown whether or not the document contains any decoration.

initial

"Letter at the beginning of a chapter or paragraph that is larger than the rest of the text."
Property Q378408
Equivalent to Initial in HMML School Lexicon.

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378408
rubrication

"Red letters added for emphasis in a manuscript."
Property Q1365156
Equivalent to Rubrication in HMML School Lexicon.

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1365156
incomplete dec.

There is evidence that rubrication or one or more illustrations or initials were planned to be included on pages but were not realized.

no decoration

The document does not contain any decoration.

unrelated pictures

Pictorial elements that do not have any illustrative, narrative connection to the text, including miniatures, borders, bas-de-page scenes, and marginalia.