Masterpieces of Illuminated Letters and Borders (Dover Pictorial Archive)

by W. R. Tymms

Other authorsM. D. Wyatt
Paperback, 2006

Status

Available

Call number

745.67

Publication

Dover Publications (2006), Paperback, 64 pages

Description

More than 350 decorative designs in this impressive collection, including 256 letters, display the glories of extant medieval manuscripts. Rare letters and borders that once enhanced medieval bibles and other rare manuscripts are ornamented with exquisite florals, curvilinear motifs interwoven with religious figures, and other exquisite embellishments.

Language

Original publication date

2006-04-28

Physical description

64 p.; 8.6 x 0.18 inches

ISBN

0486447847 / 9780486447841
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