[Illuminated MSS | Fine Binding] The Temptation of Friar Gonsol E-List 23 still quite sound

still quite sound

to create an oval frame surrounding the middle of the board

the harmony of the paper with the text

and 4 on Japan vellum

Wallbrand Evans (who was likely trained at the Guild of Women Binders)

[Illuminated MSS | Fine Binding] The Temptation of Friar Gonsol E-List 23 still quite soundField, Eugene. The Temptation of Friar Gonsol: The Story of the Devil, Two Saints, and a Booke. A charming illuminated manuscript by Walter Cummings Allen (signed in the colophon at the rear), begun in 1909 and completed in 1926. 27pp. Written out on thick paper in black and red, with 27 small initials in gold, accented with red, blue, or green, along with 10 large initials in gold, beautifully executed in shades of red, blue, green, and yellow, with