Obs. [a. Anglo-Fr. alluminour:—OFr. alumineor, later allumineur, f. alluminer (here = enluminer): see prec. and -OR. Aphetized to LUMINOR and LIMNER.] An illuminator of manuscripts, a limner.
1483. Act 1 Rich. III., ix. Any writer, lympner, bynder, or imprynter of such bokes [French version: Ascun escrivener, alluminour, liour, ou enpressour, autrement dit imprintour. 16th c. transl. Any scrivener, allumynour, reader, or printer of such bookes].
1607. Cowell, Interpr. (1672), Alluminor denotes one, that by his Trade coloureth or painteth upon Paper or Parchment. At this day we call such a one a Limner.
[1754. Stow, London (Strype), II. V. xiv. 311, quotes Act of Rich. III with ‘Alluminer.’]
