This is a reference resource written about illuminated manuscripts and the people who made them. You can read through the resource in its entirety, or you can use the menu to navigate …

Illuminated or not, most Medieval manuscripts were writen on parchment sheets made from animal skin (usually sheep or goat); vellum, made from calf skin, was used for more precious …

Nov 19, 2006 · Not only are they made from different kinds of skin, but the vellum used for illuminated books was, and still is, prepared with greater care than the parchment used for …

Students either choose or are assigned a character from medieval literature, history, or legend to describe with an illuminated word, or they select an excerpt from a medieval text and create a …

They have been illuminated or illustrated using mineral and natural stones that have been ground and turned into paints and any vegetable colorings that they cared to use for the manuscripts.

The major varieties and historic periods of illuminated manuscripts include Late Antique, Insular, Carolingian manuscripts, Ottonian manuscripts, Romanesque manuscripts, Gothic …

Illumination is the decorating of books or manuscripts with ornate lettering, icons and designs with luminous color and precious metals. During the Middle Ages, literacy was rare, so dedicated …