Benedictional
This Benedictional is an illuminated liturgical manuscript of blessings made around 1030, with an unknown artist, held today by the J. Paul Getty Museum. Its pictures are gold-ground miniatures in bright reds, blues and greens, with framed scenes of the Annunciation, Nativity, Presentation and Ascension set in arched architecture; a designer might take its gold backgrounds, flat drapery patterns and framed panel layouts as models for ornate, medieval-style graphics.
