Illuminated Letter Designs in the Historiated Style of the Middle Ages by Parker, Muriel - 1991

Stemmer House Pub, 1991 Unpaginated, approx. 50 pages, black-and-white illustrations. Bright, clean covers, text is unmarked, light corner wear, dents. The entire alphabet authentically illuminated in historiated style. A term indicating that each letter is filled with miniature scenes and figures interwoven with artistry, with and ingenuity. The period covers the two centuries just prior to the invention of the printing press, druing which hand-drawn historiated letters reached the zenith of their creativity.