Ideas of an insomniac

Developments of my illustrated book idea have led me to bibles and religious books and i'm having a good time looking at different types of bibles and prayer books.

But the brainwave i am blogging is Illuminated manuscripts. 

I was thinking of a way to incorporate text within my book and this gives me a way to use text and imagery. In regard to layout, i think the illuminated letters can go on a page between each double page image spread, to suggest chapter breaks. They will have a block of text explaining/describing the following senario/image. The addition of page breaks between each double page spread will also increase the weight and thickness of the book, giving it more of a "bible" feel