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Johah and the Whale

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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

Interlace D

Sakramentar Heinrichs II Source: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek – Clm 4456, fol. 135v.

Ascender gets its own background

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

Floral Letters

Sakramentar Heinrichs II Source: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek – Clm 4456, fol. 13v.

Interlace E

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

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

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.