Illuminated manuscripts in classical and mediaeval times, their art and their technique
Middleton's 1892 Cambridge study of illuminated manuscripts, written for art historians and students of medieval book production, gathers line-engraved reproductions of miniatures and decorated initials from classical and medieval codices. The pictures show architectural interiors with arcades and columns, a seated crowned ruler flanked by guards, and a horseman spearing a dragon inside an ornate initial, offering designers historical framing devices, decorative border strapwork and inscribed capital letters drawn in clean black linework.
