Letter H c. 16th century

Editor: Here we have "Letter H," an anonymous artwork from the Harvard Art Museums. It’s very ornate and almost heraldic in its black and white contrast. What do you make of this piece? Curator: It whispers of illuminated manuscripts, doesn’t it? I find myself drawn to the birds intertwined within the letterform. It's like a secret garden bursting forth from a simple character. It’s not just a letter; it’s a miniature world. Editor: I didn't think of it that way. It makes me wonder what the anonymous artist intended. Curator: Perhaps they simply wanted to beautify the mundane, to inject a bit of wonder into the written word. We can still appreciate their craft centuries later, can't we? Editor: Absolutely. It’s fascinating how much meaning and artistry can be packed into something so small.