One of the most celebrated manuscript illumination artists was Joris Hoefnagel. In the 1590s the Emperor Rudolf II commissioned Hoefnagel to add his illuminations to theMira calligraphiae monumenta,a mid-16th-century manuscript on the art of calligraphy. The page reproduced here is known asMartagon Lily and Tomato.

• Decorative printed cover paper.
• FSC-certified text paper.
• Threaded stitching and glue, as needed.
• Cloth headbands.
• Acid-free sustainable forest paper.
• Flexible cover and spine.