Medizinische Sammelhandschrift
This is a German medieval medical miscellany manuscript written in Latin with its initials decorated in the Romanesque style, judging by the record's title. The pictures are not illustrations but historiated and foliate initials in white, red and green on vellum, with interlaced white stems, spiral tendrils and rounded knotwork set against flat colour grounds. A designer could take from them the interlace patterns, bold two-tone initial letters and tight scroll compositions that suit display type and borders.
