Manuscript illumination is the artistic use of illustration and embellishment to enhance the appearance of plain text. Dating from ancient dynastic Egypt, and prevalent in great civilizations throughout history, illumination was considered a high art during the Middle Ages. Today, Nancy is one of very few artists practicing this enchanting art form.

Manuscript illumination typically includes a greatly enlarged and adorned initial letter, often containing figures, domestic and pastoral scenes, imaginary animals, and botanical motifs. The illustrations often extend down the margins and throughout the text.

Nancy has created this Portfolio of Illuminated Manuscripts in the classic medieval style as the culmination of a career of study and research in Salisbury, England, and forty years devoted to the illumination of appropriate texts. To answer an ever-growing demand for these designs, she has chosen the most requested to be reproduced in full color of such perfect fidelity that it is almost impossible to distinguish the lithograph from the original. Printed on fine parchment, Nancy examines each lithograph to insure that the fine detail and subtle values are perfectly reproduced before she hand-signs each one.