APPENDIX.
PLATE I.
Fig. 1,
A THIN border, very frequently used in illuminating by the Italians; consisting of small blue and pink spaces, ornamented with white lacework over the flat ground.
Fig. 2,
Are specimens of various flowers, ornamentations, foliage, the arabesque scroll, etc., which are to be met with in the ancient manuscripts. To give anything like a variety, would fill a volume; to classify them would also be an endless task, since any contrivance to do so would be fruitless: my object being to give an insight to some of the leading features observable in the illuminations: these are sufficient for the beginner. To acquire an accurate idea, I must refer the student to the British Museum. I have given here outlines of subjects most frequently met with; these the student can fill up with colours according to his taste, varying them at pleasure; yet, in preference, he should endeavour to sketch them himself, since it is desirable that he should acquire proficiency in these trifles, for as they generally form small details, to relieve the solid parts, and are intended to fill up blanks, they invariably require to be well executed.
Fig. 3,