Paperblanks Pink Carnation Journal Collection_Il Magnifico True to the Nahvalur tradition

True to the Nahvalur tradition

or the "Chinese phoenix

develops an individual patina over time

the black lacquer gets its sheen from the body of the Léman Ebony Black

Paperblanks Pink Carnation Journal Collection_Il Magnifico True to the Nahvalur traditionOne of the most celebrated manuscript illumination artists was Joris Hoefnagel. In the 1590s the Emperor Rudolf II commissioned Hoefnagel to add his illuminations to the Mira calligraphiae monumenta, a mid 16th century manuscript on the art of calligraphy. The page reproduced here is known as Damselfly, Carnation, Insect, Caterpillar, Ladybird, English Walnut, and Marine Mollusk.