Looking backward, looking ahead, at the vernal equinox. Dark and light in equilibrium, with the flourishing half of the year now on the increase.
Flourishes copied from a Book of Hours page, France, 1475-1499, use of Paris; feminine form of prayer. In the collection of University of California at Berkeley, Bancroft Library, BANC MS UCB 029.
Love the Ostara pages — times of change, borders…You might enjoy this article from the New York Times last week — I love the analogy between illuminated pages and webpages, and of course the hands-on experience of creating something beautiful you can hold in your hands. The project is sponsored by the Morgan Library (drooooool).