Medieval Pattern Poems of Rabanus Maurus (9th Century)
Spectacular and complex pattern poems from Maurus’ De laudibus sanctae crucis (In Praise of the Holy Cross)…more
Manuscripts
The Human Alphabet
Collection of alphabets comprised of the human body….more
16th-Century Pattern Book for Scribes
A medieval pattern book for scribes composed of two parts and dating from around 1510 and hailing from Swabia, Germany – including lots of wonderful calligraphy….more
Hoefnagel’s Guide to Constructing the Letters (ca. 1595)
Joris Hoefnagel (1542–1601) was a pivotal figure in the history of Dutch art, playing an important role both in the latter stages of the Flemish illumination trad…more