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Probatio pennae
“A testing of the pen.”
Medieval manuscript term
Translation
What does “Probatio pennae” mean?
Probatio pennae translates as “A testing of the pen.”
A pen trial – scribbles made to try out a new pen or fresh ink.
Origin
The story behind it
Medieval scribes left such test strokes, letters and phrases in the margins and flyleaves of manuscripts, and scholars still call them ‘probationes pennae’.
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- Latin
- Probatio pennae
- English
- A testing of the pen.
- Source
- Medieval manuscript term
- Era
- Middle Ages
- Theme
- Work
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