Beautiful Books Part 5 - An Antique Books Guide

Here's the fifth instalment of my 'Beautiful Books' series. As before, I'll leave it to the photos to do the talking. Send me a message if you want to know more about one of them and please share with others that need to see these beautiful items!

Beautiful Books Part 4 - An Antique Books Guide

Here is part four of the Beautiful Books blog series. As before, there'snot much writing but there are lots of photos of some amazing antique books. Whether you're here for ideas or just bored, I hope you enjoy! As ever, if you like this post please share!

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The Art of Illuminating - An Antique Books Guide

Illuminating or Illumination is the art of embellishing words and letters in a decorative way. Put simply, illumination makes writing beautiful. It's rare and amazing if done right.

Some bibles and other religious works are lucky enough to have been illuminated and this is often done with gold and other colours too to create an artistic and extravagant effect. Below is one of the best examples around - a 19th century missal.

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Beautiful Books - Part 2 - An Antique Books Guide

Here is part two of the Beautiful Books series. Again it's mainly photos, just to give you some inspiration and widen your sights when it comes to book hunting!

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Beautiful Books - Part 1 - An Antique Books Guide

Feast your eyes on some of these beautiful books - part two to follow. This time there's no writing - just a whole host images to give you some inspiration in your book hunt.

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