while my eyes usually dwell in mark ferrari’s incredible dithering work, today something else stands out: these stained glass windows are a stunning use of the 16 colour palette. no dithering, just 2-colour ramps that blend together seamlessly. this style is compositionally far more difficult to pull off than a dither, and it is no surprise that it is seldom used in the rest of the game
The one in the original box has rounded corners. Note the little red swans hiding the blue text are aligned differently. Both books have granulated paper (a little thicker for the collector's edition).