This CD-ROM and book set, featuring eye-catching ornaments from archival sources, depicts scores
of authentic decorative motifs Selected from 19th-century reprints of such medieval manuscripts
as The Illuminated Books of the Middle Ages, The Art of Illumination, Ornementation des Manuscrits
au Moyen Age, and Alphabets, Numerals and Devices of the Middle Ages, over 350 full-color
illustrations depict a wide range of subjects—from birds, florals, animals, and geometrics
to letters of the alphabet embellished with flowers and sinuous vines, mythical beasts, musicians,
whimsical figures emerging from flowers, knights in battle, and much more. Ideal for adding
a medieval touch to countless projects, these stunning images will be welcomed by graphic artists
in search of immediately usable, royalty-free illustrations as well as by students of architecture
and the decorative arts. Dover Original. One CD-ROM and paperbound book 355 full-color illustrations
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