| DATE. | NAME OF SPECIMEN. |
POINTS TO BE NOTED. |
WHERE TO BE FOUND. |
PAGE IN[11]
GUIDE BOOK. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th cent. | Latin bible, written on vellum, according to the Vulgate, as revised by Alcuin. | Character of initials displaying the first principle mentioned. | MS. Saloon, upright Case (A.) |
30 (MS.) |
| 12th cent. | A volume of a Latin bible written for the monastery at Arnstein. | Initial letters, “In Principio,” covering entire page, and interlaced. | Do. Case II. (B.) |
30 (MS.) |
| Abt. 1300 | The Books of the Maccabees. | Arrangement of illustrations, in rows of medallions— displays little or no principle—but is curious. | Do. Case, 4th compartment (D.) |
29 (MS.) |
| End 14th or beginning of 15th cent. |
Fragment of a Lectionary written for Lord Lovell, and presented by him to Salisbury. | This is a brilliant specimen, though it has been maltreated. Observe the framework or border—the filagree work—ivy leaves—miniature scene illustrative—coatsof arms introduced, &c. | Do. 6th compartment (F.) |
30 (MS.) |
| 1493. | Les Chroniques de France. | All are well worth studying, for the beauty of the borders, as well as for general arrangement. |
King’s Library, Case X. |
20(KL.) |
| 1493 and 1498. |
Hours for the use of the diocese of Rome (Paris.)—Pigouchet | |||
| 1493 | L’Art et Science de Rhetorique (Paris.) | A good specimen of the counterchanged border. | Do. Case VII. |
13(KL.) |
| 1470 | Justinus’s Abridgement of Trogus | Borders and Initials. | Do. Case X. |
19(KL.) |
| 1471 | Fichet—Rhetoricorum libri. | Do. Case X. |
19(KL.) | |