Circular Tailpiece with Animal Head

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Artist

Name:: Unknown

Illustration

Subject:: Ornaments & Patterns
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Tondo
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Histoire de l'ornementation des manuscrits
Author:: Denis, Ferdinand
Publisher:: Paris: Léon Curmer, 1857
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Description:

A stylized animal head is enclosed in a circle made of the bodies of snake-like creatures with mammal’s (dog’s?) heads.

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