The Macclesfield Alphabet Book

The british library has acquired the macclesfield alphabet book a pattern book thought to have been used by scribes in medieval britain to produce luxury books.

The macclesfield alphabet book. Only a handful of such books survive. Only a handful of such books survive. The macclesfield alphabet book is an exquisitely beautiful 15th century english pattern book probably used by artists for the transmission of ideas to assistants or as a sample book to show potential customers. According to the guardian newspaper the british library was able to match the price the getty library in california had offered for the macclesfield alphabet book.

It contains the most complete set of designs for manuscript decoration known to have survived from late medieval britain. The macclesfield alphabet book is an exquisitely beautiful 15th century english pattern book probably used by artists for the transmission of ideas to assistants or as a sample book to show potential customers. Only a handful of such books survive. The macclesfield alphabet book is an exquisitely beautiful 15th century english pattern book probably used by artists for the transmission of ideas to assistants or as a sample book to show potential customers.

It is thought that scribes in medieval britain used such manuscripts to produce luxury books. It contains 14 different types of decorative alphabets. The 15th century tome was purchased for 600 000. Only a handful of such books survive.

The macclesfield alphabet book is an exquisitely beautiful c 15th century pattern book. Until recently its existence was unknown with the british library holding the only other known english late medieval pattern book. The macclesfield alphabet book british library add ms 88887 a medieval alphabetic pattern book in the library of the earls of macclesfield since about 1750 is the most complete set of pattern designs for manuscript decoration that survived from medieval britain. The macclesfield alphabet book is an exquisitely beautiful 15th century english pattern book probably used by artists for the transmission of ideas to assistants or as a sample book to show potential customers.

The manuscript contains 14 different types of decorative alphabets. The macclesfield alphabet book. The macclesfield alphabet book is an exquisitely beautiful c. The manuscript contains 14 different types of decorative alphabets.

The manuscript contains 14 different types of decorative alphabets.