800 CE, from Trinity College Library via Wikimedia Commons An Ancient Illuminated Manuscript: The Book of Kells Folio with Evangelists Symbols, from the Book of Kells, c. However, its pages are available for browsing on the Morgan Library and Museum website.ĥ. Given the extremely delicate nature of the manuscript, it has suffered from conservation issues and requires careful treatment. The stylistic elements of this masterpiece are so distinctive that the artistic attribution has been advanced by scholars it is believed the artist could have been a follower of the circle of Willem Vrelant, one of the most influential Flemish illuminators of the period. The margins are also decorated with blue borders, gold acanthus leaves, and other drolleries. In fact, the color palette is very limited in its depictions: colored in blue, old rose, green, gray, and white, with a few touches of gold.
Not only are the pages painted black, but the miniatures themselves also use the same dark tones.
Made in Bruges (Flanders) between 14, this illuminated manuscript was probably realized for a sophisticated patron of the Burgundian Court. This unusual page color is due to the extremely corrosive process used to dye the vellum with iron gall ink. An Obscure Illuminated Manuscript : The Black Hours Black Hours Manuscript, created in Bruges, 1475-1480 CE, via the Morgan Library and MuseumĪmong the most curious of all illuminated manuscripts, the Black Hours strikes our contemporary eyes with its unique dark blueish shades.
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