LESSONS IN THE ART OF ILLUMINATING. [Illustration: PLATE IX.--FACSIMILE PAGE OF A BOOK OF HOURS, 15TH CENTURY.] _VERE FOSTER'S WATER-COLOR SERIES._ LESSONS IN THE ART OF ILLUMINATING A Series of Examples selected from Works in the British Museum, Lambeth Palace Library, and the South Kensington Museum. With Practical Instructions, And A Sketch Of The History Of The Art, By W. J. LOFTIE, B.A., F.S.A., AUTHOR OF "A HISTORY OF LONDON," "MEMORIALS OF THE SAVOY PALACE," "A CENTURY OF BIBLES," "A PLEA FOR ART IN THE HOUSE," ETC. LONDON: BLACKIE & SON; GLASGOW, EDINBURGH, AND DUBLIN. THE COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS ARE PRINTED BY W. G. BLACKIE & CO., GLASGOW, FROM DRAWINGS BY J. A. BURT. _The Ornamental Border and Initial of the Title-page are interesting examples of Italian work of the fifteenth century. They are from the Harleian Collection, British Museum (3109 and 4902) different works, but evidently executed by the same hand. The Colors are represented in the engraving by means of lines (as explained on page 18), so that by the aid of these directions the student can reproduce them in the colors employed in the original MSS._ CONTENTS. TITLE-PAGE--Border and Initial, Italian Work of fifteenth century. GENERAL SKETCH OF THE ART OF ILLUMINATING, Example of Illumination by Giulio Clovio, Sixteenth-century Writing, from "Albert Durer's Prayer-Book," PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS AS TO MATERIALS AND MODES OF WORKING, ILLUMINATED PLATE I.--Initials by English Illuminators of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, Description of Plate I., French Initials, from an Alphabet of the fifteenth century, ILLUMINATED PLATE II.--Twelve Initial Letters from French Manuscript of the fifteenth century, Description of Plate II., Large Initial Letter of the twelfth century, from Harleian MSS. 3045, British Museum, ILLUMINATED PLATE III.--Examples of thirteenth-century work from two Manuscripts in the British Museum, Description of Plate III., Outline Drawings of two pages of a Book of Hours of the fourteenth century, ILLUMINATED PLATE IV.--Facsimile page of a Manuscript in Lambeth Palace Library--fifteenth century, Description of Plate IV., Outline Drawings of two pages of a Book of Hours of the fourteenth century, ILLUMINATED PLATE V.--Ornaments and large Initial from Manuscripts of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in the British Museum and South Kensington Museum, Description of Plate V., Outline Drawings of Bands and Border Ornaments of the fourteenth century,