Box, 15th century, Italian, Leather (Cuir bouilli), on wood core with textile interior, Overall: 3 9/16 x 2 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. (9 x 7.3 x 7 cm), Leatherwork, Ink containers of different shapes and sizes frequently appear in manuscript illuminations and in paintings depicting scribes or scholars in their studies. Although it is difficult to determine their material from the pictorial evidence, ink containers are known to have been made not only of horn, but also of silver, tin, and leather, and, in later periods, of glass and stoneware
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Box, 15th century, Italian, Leather, Cuir bouilli, wood core, textile interior, Overall, 3 9/16 x 2 7/8 3/4, 9 7.3 7 cm, Leatherwork, Ink containers, different shapes, sizes frequently, manuscript illuminations, paintings depicting, scribes, scholars, studies, difficult, determine, material, pictorial evidence, ink, horn, silver, tin, leather, later periods, glass, stoneware
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