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Leafy letters

Evangelia. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 276, fol. 14v.

Beatus vir

Zoom all the way in to see the fine penwork inside the vines! Biblia Mazarinaea. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département …

Fine penwork shading

Biblia Mazarinaea. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 7, fol. 160r.

Dragon bite

Venantius Fortunatus , Vita sancti Hilarii Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 14654, fol. 156v.

The I of the Beholder

S. Paterius, Liber de expositione Veteris ac Novi Testamenti de diversis libris s. Gregorii concinnatus. II Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, …

S in red and green

Origenes, Commentarius in Epistolam Pauli ad Romanos, interprete Rufino. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 1643, fol. 11v.

Negative Space

I am amazed at the decisions that led to the production of this page. Did the capital have to be that big? …

Fanciful historiation

Fanciful historiations in these capitals. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 8920. Fol. 6v. Lectionarium de tempore, pars aestiva. Source: …

Cue-letter P

[Hugonis tractatus] de claustro animae Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 13417, fol. 5v. Is it the lighting, …

Dragon S

Homiliarium Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 790, fol. 43v.

Fleuron in F

Genèse et autres livres de l’Ancien Testament Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 11549, fol. 185v.