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A
PRIMER
OF
The Art of Illumination
For the Use of Beginners;
WITH
A RUDIMENTARY TREATISE ON THE ART, PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR
ITS EXERCISE, AND EXAMPLES TAKEN FROM ILLUMINATED MSS.
BY
F. DELAMOTTE.
London:—E. & F. N. SPON, 16, BUCKLERSBURY.
1860.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY BOWLES AND SONS,
GEORGE STREET, MANSION HOUSE, E.C.
Contents.
PAGE.
Preface v.
PART I.
History, Definition, and Characteristics of Illumination vii.
Reference to Specimens at the British Museum xxvii.