Collection of beautiful miniatures reproduced in facsimile from original paintings chiefly of the 14th and 15th centuries : the period when the great masters of miniature painting flourished, and whose works are now preserved in the celebrated ecclesiastical and public libraries of Germany and Austria, where they are seen and admired by multitudes
A chromolithographic facsimile collection of 14th and 15th century devotional miniatures, edited by Ludwig Lott and published in London by John Davis in 1857, reproducing paintings from German and Austrian church and public libraries. The plates show Annunciation, Baptism and Trinity scenes in arched frames with gilded borders, offering a designer decorative medieval religious imagery, rich ornamental frames, and jewel-toned palettes drawn from manuscript painting.
