Mira calligraphiae monumenta (selected illuminated page)

About Mira calligraphiae monumenta (selected illuminated page)

Mira calligraphiae monumenta combines calligraphy by Georg Bocskay with later illumination by Joris Hoefnagel. Delicate plants and small creatures share the page with elaborate writing. This download shows a selected illuminated page, rather than the entire manuscript. The Getty's manuscript brings lettering and close observation of nature together as complementary arts.

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