The sermon on the mount
The Sermon on the Mount is an 1860 London illuminated book of scripture text, printed by Chas. Courtier & Sons and produced as a specimen of decorative lettering for readers and collectors. Its pages pair a gold-ground illuminated initial letter with a dense black-letter column framed by flourishing foliage borders in red, green, blue and gold. A designer might take the medieval-revival system of tall illuminated capitals, interlaced vine borders and small ruby and gold flower sprigs as a model for ornamented headers and text frames.
