Breviary of Jost von Silenen, <i>pars hiemalis</i>
A Latin breviary, the winter-part prayer book for daily liturgical hours, made in 1493 in Switzerland for the cleric Jost von Silenen. Its pages are manuscript leaves with rubricated text, decorated initials, and framed miniature scenes of biblical and saintly narratives. A designer can draw on the dense interplay of illuminated initials, blue and red penwork, and vine or floral borders surrounding small figurative paintings.
