Illumination & ancient design

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a black and white drawing with swirls in the shape of a ball on a black background
Kalligrafie Anglaise
Johann Georg Schwandner Calligraphia Latina, Venetië, 1756
a black and white drawing of a butterfly with lots of buttons on it's wings
Iain Macarthur
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a drawing of a butterfly with intricate designs
Ornately Noble Insect Drawings
pen and ink drawings from the series titled 'Little Wings' : Alex Konahin
an intricately designed drawing on paper
#ornaments
an old book page with different designs on it
an ornate set of decorative elements in the style of art nouveauism, including scrolls and swirls
Designed by a hand engraver, this carefully drawn and highly detailed...
a circular design with flowers and leaves in the center, on a white paper background
Tazhib (Ornamentation of valuables pages and texts) | Galería de Arte Islámico y Fotografía
Tazhib ( pages ornementation et textes de valeur comme le Coran ) | Galerie d'art islamique et Photographie
an artistically designed wall hanging with flowers and leaves on the side, painted in white
an ornate frame with a painting on it
Knighting scroll from Atenveldt, given just now in grand court, wish I had a scan of the completed scroll, illumination and design by Amber Shepard (Mistress Grainne the Red)
an old book with decorative designs on it
EL ARTE DE LA ILUMINACIÓN DE MANUSCRITOS
08- Siglo XIV- fragmentos de libros corales italianos excelente ejemplo de iluminacion de la epoca
an old book with some type of writing on the pages and numbers in it,
Old Books & Things..
One day I will be able to do this! Elaborate calligraphy Edward Cocker Early 18th...
an artistic drawing on paper with swirls and curls in black ink, against a white background
17th century Calligraphy from Germany
17th century German book on calligraphy entitled The Proper Art of Writing: a compilation of all sorts of capital or initial letters of German, Latin and Italian fonts from different masters of the noble art of writing.
a black and white drawing of a snake with swirls on it's back
Kalligrafie Anglaise
Johann Georg Schwandner Calligraphia Latina, Venetië, 1756
a person holding up a piece of paper with intricate designs on the front and back
Beautiful Calligraphic Alphabet designed by #Instagram artist @heypenman website: islandpenman.com