Wainscot, French Rose, Wasplike Insect, English Daisy, and Caterpillar - from our story 'The Model Book of Calligraphy – An Illuminated Masterpiece (1591 – 1596)'

The Model Book of Calligraphy (Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta) Georg Bocskay Joris Hoefnagel

Wainscot, French Rose, Wasplike Insect, English Daisy, and Caterpillar; Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish / Hungarian, 1542 - 1600), and Georg Bocskay (Hungarian, died 1575); Vienna, Austria; 1561 - 1562; illumination added 1591 - 1596; Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 16.6 x 12.4 cm (6 9/16 x 4 7/8 in.); Ms. 20, fol. 11

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