CONTENTS

PAGE
[Title-page—Border and Initial, Italian Work of fifteenth century.]
[General Sketch of the Art of Illuminating,]vii
[Example of Illumination by Giulio Clovio,]xi
[Sixteenth-century Writing, from "Albert Durer's Prayer-Book,"]xiv
[Practical Instructions as to Materials and Modes of Working,]xv
[Illuminated Plate I.—Initials by English Illuminators of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries,]3
[Description of Plate I.,]1
[French Initials, from an Alphabet of the fifteenth century,]4
[Illuminated Plate II.—Twelve Initial Letters from a French Manuscript of the fifteenth century,]7
[Description of Plate II.,]5
[Large Initial Letter of the twelfth century, from Harleian MSS. 3045, British Museum,]8
[Illuminated Plate III.—Examples of thirteenth-century work from two Manuscripts in the British Museum,]11
[Description of Plate III.,]9
[Outline Drawings of two pages of a Book of Hours of the fourteenth century,]12
[Illuminated Plate IV.—Facsimile page of a Manuscript in Lambeth Palace Library—fifteenth century,]15
[Description of Plate IV.,]13
[Outline Drawings of two pages of a Book of Hours of the fourteenth century,]16
[Illuminated Plate V.—Ornaments and large Initial from Manuscripts of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in the British Museum and South Kensington Museum,]19
[Description of Plate V.,]17
[Outline Drawings of Bands and Border Ornaments of the fourteenth century,]20
[Illuminated Plate VI.—A full page and separate Initials from a Book of Hours (Low Countries, fifteenth century), and Border from Manuscript in British Museum,]23
[Description of Plate VI.,]21
[French Initial Letters and Border Ornaments of the fourteenth century,]24
[Illuminated Plate VII.—Borders of Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries,—and Heraldic Designs, from Manuscripts in British Museum and Heralds' College,]27
[Description of Plate VII.,]25
[Outline Drawing of Border and Text, with Adoration of the Three Kings, sixteenth century,]28
[Illuminated Plate VIII.—Examples from the Book of Kells (ninth century), in Library of Trinity College, Dublin,]31
[Description of Plate VIII.,]29
[Outline Drawings of Early Irish Initial Letters,]32
[Illuminated Plate IX.—Facsimile page of a Book of Hours in Lambeth Palace Library—early in fifteenth century,]Frontispiece.
[Description of Plate IX.,]33

The outlined initials on pp. xv, 9, 13, 21, 25, 29, and 33 are taken from a manuscript of the fifteenth century, preserved at Nuremberg. The originals are very highly but delicately colored, the ground being gold; the body of the letter, black; and the scroll work and foliage pink, blue, green, and yellow. The book, which is dated 1489, is a treatise entitled the "Preservation of Body, Soul, Honour, and Goods." The tailpieces throughout represent heraldic animals, from the Rows Roll and other authentic sources.

Heraldic Boar.