The arts in the Middle Ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1875)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Dafforne, James, d. 1880 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 510
ddle Ages. The sixth and seventh centuries have left us no books with miniatures;the utmost we find at that period are some capital letters embellished bycaligraphy. In the eighth century, on the contrary, the ornaments were MINIATURES IN MANUSCRIPTS. 445 multii)lied, and some rather elegant… … Fig^. 349.—Painted Capital letters, taken from Manuscripts of the Eigith or Xinth Century, was reformed, and the style of painting manuscripts assumed something ofthe form of the fine antique examples still extant at that period. (Fig. 350.) 4+6 MINIATURES IN MANUSCRIPTS. If we would have an idea…
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