Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies
A illuminated manuscript romance produced around 1464, likely in the Low Countries, written in French in columns of Gothic script for an aristocratic reader. Its pictures are small painted miniatures framed by ornate borders of flowers, gold and foliage, showing knights on horseback, armoured combat, and crowded street scenes. A designer might take from them the interplay of dense text blocks with decorative floral framing and the rich jewel-toned palette of medieval manuscript painting.
