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Vignette

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A small illustration or decoration which may appear before a title page, on a title page, or at the beginning or end of a chapter in a book. Usually circular in shape and lacking a border, with edges shading off gradually into the blank space of the page. In illuminated manuscripts, a design consisting of vine tendrils used to decorate an initial letter.

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