The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (page 3/11)

Clip-art: Victorian Floral Border, Landscape Version

A swirly Victorian border around each page in the section about the plates; lots of tendrils! [more...]

Plate 17.—Ninth Century. Nº 5.

All except Figure 7 are from the Bible of Charles the Bald, and Figure 7 is from the Gospels of Lothaire. [more...]

Fig. 1 from Ninth Century Borders No. 5.

Border (Figure 1): see overview page for details.

Fig. 1 from Ninth Century Borders No. 5.

Border (Figure 2): see overview page for details.

Fig. 1 from Ninth Century Borders No. 5.

Border (Figure 3): see overview page for details.

Fig. 1 from Ninth Century Borders No. 5.

Border (Figure 4): see overview page for details.

Fig. 1 from Ninth Century Borders No. 5.

Border (Figure 5): see overview page for details.

Fig. 1 from Ninth Century Borders No. 5.

Border (Figure 6): see overview page for details.

Fig. 1 from Ninth Century Borders No. 5.

Border (Figure 7): see overview page for details.

Fig. 1 from Ninth Century Borders No. 5.

Border (Figure 8): see overview page for details.

Decorative initial letter “J” from 11th century.

This decorative capital letter A features Celtic knotwork, red, green and blue, with a peach fill. [more...]

Decorative initial letter “E” from 11th century.

A letter E in a late uncial tradition, complete with drolleries, or humorous creatures, in the vines in the counters, the spaces nside the letter. This E is in red, with a peach light orange filling, on a blue, red and green background. [more...]