1875 Chromolithograph Medieval Illumination Branch Design Border Manuscript LOR1 YNB1 found on the banks of

found on the banks of the Volga River in Russia

an American Impressionist painter

and by Nicola Pisano: Adoration of the Magi

Photography for this gorgeous image was by Captain Alfred Buckham

Keywords specific to this image: Merry

1875 Chromolithograph Medieval Illumination Branch Design Border Manuscript LOR1 YNB1 found on the banks ofThis is a rare original 1875 color chromolithograph that depicts several fine examples of historical manuscript illumination from the 15th century. Rich designs of intertwined branches and flowers featured heavily, as the artists applied to their work everything they absorbed from the lush flora around them. A unique feature of this illustration, which may be difficult to see in the digital image, is the use of gold ink which not only shimmers when it