*minor self wear, cover & first page loose/separating from glue/binding towards lower half of page (see close up pic) otherwise clean and in good shape. Here is the entire alphabet authentically illuminated in the historiated style; a term indicating that each letter is filled with miniature scenes and figures interwoven with artistry, wit and ingenuity. The period covers the two centuries just prior to the invention of the printing press, during which hand-drawn historiated letters reached the zenith of their creativity. 48 pages, Paperback