British libary

On a recent trip to London I visited the British Libary. Unfortunatley it was between exhibitions so there was not much to see but there was the normal exhibition of books throughout the ages and old ones from foreign countrys. I was surprised by how decorative all the pages were in many cases. Some of the really old books whole pages were left to just the one letter with great ornametation similar to that above with lots of gilt work... It made me think alot about what I want to do for my next project.

http://www.bl.uk