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Drolleries — For the type of humor, see Droll humor. For the short comical sketch from the 17 th century, see Droll. Page from a 14th century Psalter, showing a drollery on the right margin. Drolleries (or drollery), often called a grotesque , are decorative… … Wikipedia
Drolleries — Drollery Droll er*y, n.; pl. {Drolleries}. [F. dr[^o]lerie. See {Droll}.] 1. The quality of being droll; sportive tricks; buffoonery; droll stories; comical gestures or manners. [1913 Webster] The rich drollery of She Stoops to Conquer. Macaulay … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drolleries — droll·er·y || drəʊlÉ™rɪ n. comical behaviour; humorous joke or story; something funny; amusing quality … English contemporary dictionary
Enluminures marginalia — Psautier XIV° siècle En anglais, les Drolleries (ou drollery), ou grotesques sont les enluminures miniatures décoratives en marge des manuscrits , très fréquentes depuis environ 1250 jusqu au XVe siècle, bien qu on les trouve dans les manuscrits… … Wikipédia en Français
Pucelle, Jean — born 1300? died 1355? French manuscript illuminator. Little is known of his background, but his large workshop dominated Parisian painting in the early 14th century, when he enjoyed court patronage and his work commanded high prices. His most… … Universalium
Illuminated manuscript — In the strictest definition of illuminated manuscript, only manuscripts with gold or silver, like this miniature of Christ in Majesty from the Aberdeen Bestiary (folio 4v), would be considered illuminated. An illuminated manuscript is a… … Wikipedia
Marginalia — Les marginalia sont les notes écrites en marge d un codex ou manuscrit puis d un livre ou d une lettre. Par extension les enluminures en marge d une page. Sommaire 1 Historique 2 Notes et références 3 Annexes … Wikipédia en Français
Drollery — Droll er*y, n.; pl. {Drolleries}. [F. dr[^o]lerie. See {Droll}.] 1. The quality of being droll; sportive tricks; buffoonery; droll stories; comical gestures or manners. [1913 Webster] The rich drollery of She Stoops to Conquer. Macaulay. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Doodle — For other uses, see Doodle (disambiguation). Various doodles A doodle is an unfocused drawing made while a person s attention is otherwise occupied. Doodles are simple drawings that can have concrete representational meaning or may just be… … Wikipedia
Piers Plowman — [ Psalter, showing drolleries on the right margin and a plowman at the bottom.] Piers Plowman (written ca. 1360 ndash;1399) or Visio Willelmi de Petro Ploughman ( William s Vision of Piers Plowman ) is the title of a Middle English allegorical… … Wikipedia
