lār-spell

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lār-spell, n.n: instructive discourse. (LAR-spell / ˈlaːr-spɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of a man sitting at a desk, pointing to an open book in front of him, while four students sit before him on the floor, one of whom also holds a book.
Grandes Chroniques de France; N France, c. 1330; Castres, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 3, f. 277r. [initiale.irht.cnrs.fr]

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