While the design of these pictures is meant to give an impression of the era shown they are not designed to be authentic but a modern interpretation. Some aspects are selected to add an authentic 'feel' and some of the fonts and design elements are based on actual olde images.
MEDIEVAL BORDER
11th to 12th century border derived from mosaics found in France.
Image shows our modern version.
MEDIEVAL TEXT
From 1529 the original illustration was used to show how to construct each letter of the (then) alphabet.
EGYPTIAN CARTOUCHE
The heiroglyphs shown are a close approximation to our alphabet
equivalent.
CELTIC KNOT BORDER
A Celtic knot has no beginning and no end and can mean to represent eternity or unity.
MEDIEVAL BORDER
This border is derived from a bible manuscript painting originally from 950-1200. Shown is our stylised version.
EGYPTIAN HEIROGLYPHS
Though using heiroglyphs the border shown is for design purposes only and would appear gibberish to ancient Egyptians.
