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    • Latin Europe Art historians classify illuminated manuscripts into their historic periods and types, including (but not limited to) Late Antique, Insular, Carolingian, Ottonian, Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance manuscripts. There are a few examples from later periods. Books that are heavily and richly illuminated are sometimes known as "display bo… See more

    Overview

    An illuminated manuscript is a formally prepared document where the text is decorated with flourishes such as borders
    The … See more

    Techniques

    Styles and techniques of manuscript illumination varied by region, and there were distinct differences in aspects like color palette, decoration style, and peak periods of output. Certain places like the Celtic regio… See more

    Patrons

    At least in earlier periods, monasteries were the biggest manufacturers of illuminated manuscripts. They produced manuscripts for their own use; heavily illuminated ones tended to be reserved for liturgical us… See more

    Gallery

    • Leaf from a Byzantine Psalter and New Testament; 1079; ink, tempera and gold on vellum; sheet: 163 × 109 mm; Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, Ohio, US)
    • Definitions of Philosophy of David the Invincible; … See more

    Sources

    • Alexander, Jonathan A.G., Medieval Illuminators and their Methods of Work, 1992, Yale UP, ISBN 0300056893
    • Coleman, Joyce, Mark Cruse, and Kathryn A. Smith, eds. The Social Life of Illumination: Manuscript… See more

    External links

    • Thompson, Edward M. (1911). "Illuminated Manuscripts" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). pp. 312–320.
    • Illuminated Manuscripts in the J. Paul Getty Museum – Los Angeles (archived 17 September … See more

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