Category: Floral Friday

Illuminated initial, a capital P, from the "Breviary of Isabella of Castile", ms. Add MS 18851, f. 51r, ca. 1497, British Library, London.

Illumination from the "Breviary of Isabella of Castile", ms. Add MS 18851, f. 270r, ca. 1497, British Library, London.

Illumination from a Roman Missal, ms. Latin 16827, f. 52v, 1492, Département des manuscrits, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.

Illumination from the manuscript "La Fleur des histoires de Jean Mansel", ms. Ms-5087 réserve, f. 204r, 1454, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Paris.

Illuminations from a Book of Hours, Use of Rome, ms. Latin 1156B, f. 135r, 15th century, Département des manuscrits, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.

Illumination from the Book of Hours of Bénigne Serre,  ms. Cod. 103, f. 168r, 1524, Utopia, armarium codicum bibliophilorum, private collection, Switzerland.

Illuminations from the "Masters of the Dark Eyes Missal", ms. W.175, f. 158v, ca. 1500, The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.  The name of this Dutch missal, originally from Utrecht, refers to an artistic movement named "Masters of…

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