Magnificent knights to mythical beasts--add a medieval majesty to any project!A wide range of subjects--from animals, flowers, and whimsical figures to geometric motifs and ornamented letters of the alphabet--abound in this collection of eye-catching ornaments from extremely rare sources. Selected from 19th-century reprints of medieval manuscripts such as The Illuminated Books of the Middle Ages and The Art of Illumination, these marvelous illustrations will be valued by graphic artists in search of immediately usable images as well as by students of the decorative arts.