A Companion to Manuel of Illumination (J. J. Laing, 18??)

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ILLUSTRATIONS. Plate I. —x n century, from British. Museum. Border, Figure, &c. drawing, (reduced less than half of original size.)

Plate I a .— Ditto, ditto. Border and Figure only.

Plate I b .— Ditto, ditto. Border alone. The first might be completed by scroll work intertwining with the AT, like capital of Part I. The ground within ureole to be g o ld ; and the four corner medallions may have the names of the four great prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel, written in plain raised gold letters on purple or blue grounds like words ‘ Vegeti,’ Plate III., or ‘ Finis’ at end.

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Museum, France, &c. St. Dunstan, (reduced less than one-half of original size) ; letter A with Resur­ rection, and letter F, with St. Ambrose, &c. Border of St. Dunstan might be used for other subjects.

The F is complete in sequel illustrations.

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IN D E X OF IL L U S T E A T IO N S .

Plate I I I . — x iii century. Title-page letter P and other capitals, &c., from “ Vegetius” MS., British Mu­ seum.

Brom Advocates’ Library, Plate IV .— x i i i century.

Edinburgh. Parts of square border with medallions, and initial letter I, with miniature of Euth and Boaz. The four medallions are suggestive for illu­ mination, like Plate V I. Whole border may form a future separate illustration in 4to.

Plate V.— x i i i century. Brom Advocates’ Library, Edin.

Letter L, containing miniature s; also Letters I and C, &c. The L commencees ‘ Liber Generationis,’ of St. Matthew’s Gospel, and forms a border as well as in itia l; complete also in sequel, and might com­ mence many of the Psalms with the word ‘ Lord.’

The C may be curtailed of lower slim border, or made shorter at top, like E, Plate IX . The scroll work on lower part is only the secondary decoration, in red and blue at side of text.

Plate VI.— xiv century, from MS., Addl. 17,341, B ri­ tish Museum. Example of border letter L, with music. This will also form a future separate 4to. sheet. Meantime it may be used as an I, adding below bold spreading stems from across the bells, same as in Plate X V II. The slim border at right side (Plate V I.), may be added to the left hand upper corner of illustratio n, p. 71, and so would lengthen it considerably for 4to. size.

Plate V II.— xtv century. Title-page border with ruling for text.

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Plate V III.— x i i i century. Illustration to show con­ nection with glass-painting, and suggestive design for borders, &c., therefrom. These are adapted for illumination separately on other sheets.

Plate IX .— xiv century.

Ivy border and capital E, from MS. Adell. 23,145, British Museum ; suggestive for some subjects from Albert Purer’s series of small Plate X .—xiv century. Common ivy border page from same Missal as Plate V II. Sequel plates.

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X I I .—Letter B, x i i i ditto.

X I I I . —Letter D, xiv ditto.

X IV . —Letters E, E and Gr, x i i i and xiv ditto.

X V .—Letters H and K, xiv ditto.

X V I.—Letters I and J , x n and x i i i ditto.

X V II.— Letters I, or borders, x i i i and xiv ditto.

X V I I I.— Letters I and L, forming borders also, x i i i and xiv, ditto. „ A T X — Letters M, N, 0 , x i i i ditto. „ X X .— Letters P and Q, x i i i ditto. „ X X I.— Letters B S and T, x n and x i i i ditto. „ W I T .—Letters U and V, x i i i ditto. „ X X I I I .— Letters W, X , Y and Z, xiv ditto. ,, X X IV .—Alphabet of small capitals, xiv ditto. ,, X X V .— Text alphabets, and minor capitals, &c., x n and x i i i ditto. ,, X X V I.—Line Finishings, x n and x i i i ditto. ,, X X V II.—Line Finishings, xiv and xv ditto.

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IN D E X O F IL L U S T R A T IO N S .

Plate X X V I I I .— Diapers and details.

N ote.— Many of these capitals may be used in the same styles for others, by a sligh t change. C for in­ stance by a bar across may be used as E ; or have the turn inwards and so form Gr. D, by leng then ing the long stroke, may be made into P ; or curtail P, and it becomes D. The long L may be adapted for an I. O requires little to be added to be Q, and Q curtailed becomes O, &c.

The whole of the above illustrations form ing different kinds of complete borders, side borderin gs, great initials, together with minor capitals for small subjects, such as Bible marks, &c., are published separately on Bris tol boards in convenient forms ready for illum inating.

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