Les manuscrits et l'art de les orner: ouvrage historique et pratique, illustré de 300 reproductions de miniatures, bordures et lettres orneés
A French historical and practical manual by Alphonse Labitte, published in Paris by C. Mendel in 1893, explaining how medieval manuscripts were decorated and illustrated with some 300 reproductions of miniatures, borders and initials. The plates show medieval painted framed scenes, a leafy initial, a beast-filled circular border and a historiated letter with figures, offering a designer ready models for ornamental framing, decorative lettering and figurative capitals.
