Jean Miélot in his scriptorium
A reproduction showing the scribe Jean Miélot at a desk, used in the essay’s discussion of manuscript copying and print.
ImageSources & confidence: Qualified confidence
Checked 2 October 2026 · AI-assisted review
The catalogue record for the reproduction was checked through Library of Congress indexed metadata, and the local image was inspected.
- Library of Congress — Jean Miélot, 2006680149
Indexed metadata describes an engraving published in 1885, reproduction cph.3c10307, with no known US publication restrictions; direct access returned 403.
What this check doesn’t establish
- The original manuscript’s shelfmark, artist attribution and circa-1456 date were not established by this reproduction record.
- The Library of Congress rights advisory is US-specific; it does not establish worldwide reuse terms.
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- Created
- 1885
- Medium
- Held by
- Library of Congress (catalogued reproduction)
- Rights
- public domainJean Miélot at a desk; reproduction catalogued by the Library of Congress, cph.3c10307 (1885).
- Reuse notes
- Library of Congress reports no known publication restrictions in the USA and notes that other countries may differ. The earlier manuscript attribution and reproduction chain remain incomplete.
- Image source
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The Library of Congress record identifies this composition as Jean Miélot making a copy of a book, but catalogues a later engraving. The earlier record conflated that reproduction with the original manuscript miniature. The specific manuscript and attribution to Jean Le Tavernier need a separate source.
In the essays
- You Can't Shame a Fork
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People
- Jean Le Tavernier
- Jean Miélot
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