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ILLUMINATION
AND ITS DEVELOPMENT
IN THE PRESENT DAY
There are some who
follow the arts from poverty
and necessity, also for gain,
and for love of the art; but
those who pursue them from
love of the art and true
nobleness of mind are to
be commended above all
others.—Cennino Cennini.
Sidney Farnsworth
1920
ILLUMINATION
AND ITS DEVELOPMENT
IN THE PRESENT DAY
BY
SIDNEY FARNSWORTH
Illustrated with Drawings
and Diagrams by the Author
NEW YORK