Illuminated ornaments : selected from manuscripts and early printed books, from the sixth to the seventeenth centuries
Illuminated ornaments, published in London in 1833 by William Pickering and compiled by Henry Shaw and Frederic Madden, is a plate book collecting decorative borders, initials and alphabets copied from medieval manuscripts and early printed books for craftsmen and illustrators. Its pictures are hand-coloured plates in rich reds, blues and gold, with stylised ivy, interlace and zoomorphic letters that a designer could adapt for decorative borders, monogram initials and period-style ornament.
