Illuminated manuscript

An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript where text is decorated by things like initials, borders and miniature illustrations. Most of them were made in Europe in the Middle Agss, and some are from the Renaissance.

Illuminated Manuscript Media

Illuminated manuscripts housed in the 16th-century Ethiopian Orthodox church of Ura Kidane Mehret, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Ethiopia
The author of a manuscript at his writing desk. 14th Century
A common process of manuscripts illumination from the creation of the quire to the binding
ENGROSSING*I. Graphite powder dots create the outline*II. Silverpoint drawing is sketched*III. Illustration is retraced with ink*IV. The surface is prepared for the application of gold leaf*V. Gold leaf is laid down*VI. Gold leaf is burnished to make it glossy and reflective*VII. Decorative impressions are made to adhere the leaf *VIII. Base colors are applied*IX. Darker tones are used to give volume*X. Further details are drawn*XI. Lighter colors are used to add particulars*XII. Ink borders are traced to finalize the illumination
A 13th-century manuscript illumination, the earliest known depiction of Archbishop Thomas Becket's assassination in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170. British Library, London
The 11th-century Tyniec Sacramentary was written with gold on a purple background. National Library of Poland, Warsaw.
Leaf from a Byzantine Psalter and New Testament; 1079; ink, tempera and gold on vellum; sheet: 16.3 x 10.9 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, Ohio, US)
Definitions of Philosophy of David the Invincible; 1280; vellum; Matenadaran (Yerevan, Armenia)

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