Sunday, June 26, 2011

Breathtaking Brilliance

The 1912 book presented here, Tennyson's Morte d'Arthur, created by Alberto Sangorski, is page-for-page the most beautiful publication I've ever seen.

Illuminated as of old, it is breathtaking in its brilliance. Any other words are superfluous.
























Alfred Lord Tennyson's Morte d'Arthur
"Designed, Written Out, and Illuminated"
by Alberto Sangorski —1912


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10 comments:

  1. Unca JeffyJune 27, 2011 at 5:48 AM

    Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeea-UUUUuuuuuutiful!

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  2. AnnieJune 27, 2011 at 7:35 AM

    Beautiful, from the illustrations to the style of the print! Thank you!

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  3. RahneFanJune 27, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Indeed. Thank you for scanning and sharing this.

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  4. Medieval MuseJune 28, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    Yes, beyond words beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing.

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  5. FaffJune 28, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  6. Kendra MeltonJune 30, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    Oh wow, i LOVE these!! Illuminated Manuscripts are the best!

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  7. Thomas Haller BuchananJune 30, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    Kendra! Hi! I haven't seen a new post on your blog for quite a while. I bet you've been busy.

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  8. beckyJuly 7, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    Thank you so much for sharing these

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  9. JamilKCAugust 21, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    Thank you so much for posting this! I just discovered your blog today, and I can tell I will be here a lot. Wonderful!

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2016 at 2:43 AM

    WoW. Thank you Thomas. Really Love this book.

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