Illuminated Manuscripts from Europe

The illuminated manuscript is gold, silver, or a handwritten book decorated with lit colors (illuminated). Lighting can include vignettes (micrographs), abbreviations, ruled lines, or other decorative elements. They are used to express differences in text, to tell stories, and to add aesthetic and visually memorable elements to the text. The earliest example of such a work can be traced back to the late ancient period (3-5 centuries). Manuscript illumination has reached its highest point in medieval Europe when lighting equipment worked in the work room called the Bible and produced lit poems, bibles, ritual texts, saint's life examples, and other works . Even after the present invention is printed, the illuminated document continues to be created, and the printed book is often drawn with lighting. What is shown here is a collection of 743-83 and 1889 lighting manuscripts made in Europe, a collection of WDL joint library and museums in Europe and North America.

Illuminated manuscripts are handmade books made in Western Europe, usually during Christian sacred books and customs. 500 - C. 1600 Because I illuminate letters and pictures with gold and silver. Muslim craftsmen also use this technique to decorate books, but the term "lighting script" is often used to refer to works made in European Christian themes. However, the verses and myths of earlier Christian writers such as Virgil are sometimes obvious.

Illuminated manuscripts contain text supplemented by the addition of decorative initials, decorations such as border (end) and miniature illustrations. In the exact definition of the term, the illuminated manuscript represents only manuscripts decorated with gold or silver. However, this term is currently used to refer to Western traditional decorative manuscripts. The earliest surviving quite lighting manuscript originated from 400 to 600 AD originally produced in Italy and the Eastern Roman Empire. The importance of these works is not only to maintain their unique artistic and historical values ​​but also to maintain the culture offered by the unilluminated text. Most of the ancient Greek and Roman literature will disappear in Europe unless manuscripts that are not illuminated or illuminated for the scribe of dawn monks are made.

In the great era of illuminated manuscripts, art of illuminators often plays an important role in the development of art. Portability of manuscripts is a simple means to communicate ideas from one region to another and even from one period to another. In general, the development of the picture in the manuscript is parallel to the development of the memorial picture. After the printing was developed in Europe in the late 15th century, the lighting was replaced by a printed illustration. See also scriptorium.