Johah and the Whale
It looks to me like the great fish is in the water in the upper bowl of the capital letter E, while …
Verba is the Word
I’m not sure what astonishes me more, the color palette, the unusual blend of motifs, or perhaps the casual stylistic insouciance in …
Moses and the Serpents
Excerpt from St Jerome, De viris illustribus; Flavius Josephus, Antiquitates iudaicae (books 1-14) Source: British Library Royal ms 13 d vi, f.61v.
Long Tail Interlace
Julian of Toledo’s Prognosticon futuri saeculi, with Latin glosses and an Old English gloss; riddles by various authors, including Aldhelm, Symphosius, Eusebius, …
Out of the Darkness, Into the Light
Evangelia [Evangiles dits de Bonvilliers] Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des Manuscrits. Latin 278, fol. 62v.
Monochromatic N
C. Plinii Secundi historia naturalis à libro decimo sexto ad trigesimum septimum : quatuor postremi libri manu recentiore sunt suppleti. Source: gallica.bnf.fr …
Twinkle toes and head first
Plinius Secundus Major, Historia naturalis Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des Manuscrits. Latin 6797, fol. 227v.
All that glitters…
Evangeliar (Codex Aureus) Source: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek – Clm 14000, fol. 66r. Evangeliar (Codex Aureus) Source: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek …
Interlace D
Sakramentar Heinrichs II Source: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek – Clm 4456, fol. 135v.
Ascender gets its own background
There are dozens of examples of a bipartite background for the capitals throughout this manuscript. Sakramentar Heinrichs II Source: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek …
Floral Letters
Sakramentar Heinrichs II Source: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek – Clm 4456, fol. 13v.
Interlace E
Augustinus, Sermones. V Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des manuscrits. Latin 2017, fol. 2r.
Under the Hand of God
Manuscrits de la Bibliothèque d’Amiens. Psautier, avec cantiques et litanies Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèques d’Amiens métropole. Ms. 18, fol. 3v.
Bird and red dots
Sacramentarium sancti salvatoris figiacensis, dit Sacramentaire de Figeac Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des Manuscrits. Latin 2293, fol. 19v.