Leaf of a Writing Tablet, 14th century, Made in Paris, French, French, Ivory, Overall: 4 9/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in. (11.7 x 7.8 x 0.6 cm), Ivories, It is probable that this leaf from a writing tablet, as with many extant writing tablets, was intended for letter writing. The decoration of the exterior of many of these ivory tablets, carved with scenes of courtship and chivalric romances, suggests that they were used by noble men and women for love poems or secret letters
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Leaf, Writing Tablet, 14th century, Paris, French, Ivory, Overall, 4 9/16 x 3 1/16 3/16, 11.7 7.8 0.6 cm, Ivories, probable, leaf, writing tablet, extant writing tablets, intended, letter writing, decoration, exterior, ivory, carved, scenes, courtship, chivalric romances, noble men, women, love poems, secret letters
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