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Export Ban Placed on 16th-Century Manuscript Gifted to Queen Elizabeth I

Published on , by La Gazette Drouot

The manuscript, which is made up of nine roundels, formed part of a gift from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Matthew Parker to Elizabeth I in the early 1550s. The roundels were likely folded and stored in a now-lost gold salt cellar. Valued at £9,450, the export ban is in effect until December 1st of this year.