The scribe alone at night, seated by a small oil lamp, writing a secret diary entry on papyrus, smirking as if mocking his own burdens — lat...

The scribe alone at night, seated by a small oil lamp, writing a secret diary entry on papyrus, smirking as if mocking his own burdens — late-15th-century illuminated manuscript miniature, tempera and shell-gold on vellum, flat medieval perspective, fine brown-ink outlines, subtle parchment texture, ...