Publisher's description:
Selected from 19th-century reprints of medieval manuscripts, 355 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.
From the back cover:
Magnificent knights to mythical beasts - add a medieval majesty to any projects!
A wide range of subjects - from animals, flowers, and whimsical figures to geometric motifs and ornamented letters of the alphabet - abound in this collection of eye-catching ornaments from extremely rare sources. Selected from nineteenth-century reprints of medieval manuscripts such as "The Illuminated Books of the Middle Ages" and "The Art of Illumination", these marvelous illustrations will be valued by graphic artists in search of immediately usable images as well as by students of the decorative arts.