Imagery from “Illuminated ornaments : selected from manuscripts and early printed books, from the sixth to the seventeenth centuries.” Mostly medieval, all lovely and in wonderful colors. Published in 1833 so very early. Drawn and engraved by Henry Shaw with descriptions by Sir Frederick Madden who was Assistant Keeper of manuscripts at the British Museum.

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From the British Museum, Cottonian Library Nero D. 4. Drawn and Etched by Henry Shaw; Published in London by William Pickering, Chancery Lane, April 1, 1831. Image 36 from Illuminated ornaments: selected from manuscripts and early printed books, from the sixth to the seventeenth centuries. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/illuminatedornam00shaw/page/n35/mode/1up
From Illuminated Drawings of the 11th Century. In the Possession of William Young Ouley, Esquire, F.S.A. Published in London by William Pickering, Chancery Lane, April 1, 1831. Image 43 from Illuminated ornaments: selected from manuscripts and early printed books, from the sixth to the seventeenth centuries. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/illuminatedornam00shaw/page/n43/mode/1up
Column capitals from a folio volume written on thick vellum, in the mid 12th century, containing the books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Kings. From the British Museum, Royal M.S. I, C VII. Published in London by William Pickering, Chancery Lane, June 1, 1832. Image 52 from Illuminated ornaments: selected from manuscripts and early printed books, from the sixth to the seventeenth centuries. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/illuminatedornam00shaw/page/n52/mode/1up
From a Missal in the possession of the Right Honourable Lord Braybrooke. London. Published by W. Pickering, Chancery Lane. Image 87 from Illuminated ornaments: selected from manuscripts and early printed books, from the sixth to the seventeenth centuries. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/illuminatedornam00shaw/page/n87/mode/1up
From a Missal in the possession of the Right Honourable Lord Braybrooke. London. Published by W. Pickering, Chancery Lane. Image 89 from Illuminated ornaments: selected from manuscripts and early printed books, from the sixth to the seventeenth centuries. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/illuminatedornam00shaw/page/n89/mode/1up
Ornaments from a Manuscript formerly in the Vatican executed for Pope Innocent 8th between the years 1454 and 1492. In the Possession of William Young Ouley, Esquire, F.S.A. Published by W. Pickering, Chancery Lane. Image 185 from Illuminated ornaments: selected from manuscripts and early printed books, from the sixth to the seventeenth centuries. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/illuminatedornam00shaw/page/n185/mode/1up
From the Sforziada printed at Milan by Zaratto in 1490. From the Collections of Philp Augustus Hanrott Esquire. Published by W. Pickering, Chancery Lane. Image 203 from Illuminated ornaments: selected from manuscripts and early printed books, from the sixth to the seventeenth centuries. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/illuminatedornam00shaw/page/n203/mode/1up
From a Manuscript in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Published by W. Pickering, Chancery Lane. Image 213 from Illuminated ornaments: selected from manuscripts and early printed books, from the sixth to the seventeenth centuries. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/illuminatedornam00shaw/page/n213/mode/1up

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On a voyage to see how much mileage I can get from the creative ability and eye for images that my family thought was useless. On line art curator, fiction writer and now blogger. Historian's daughter. Follow me . . .even I have no idea where I'm going next.

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