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manuscript illumination

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manuscript illumination: see illumination illumination, in art, decoration of manuscripts and books with colored, gilded pictures, often referred to as miniatures (see miniature painting); historiated and decorated initials; and ornamental border designs.
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2 N5975 Ubiquitous in all forms of medieval art from Early Christian and Byzantine mosaics through manuscript illuminations and church sculpture and stained glass, the small, symbolic building donors often hold is nonetheless seldom mentioned.
Today, palladium leaf is preferred only second to gold leaf in the art of manuscript illumination.
Another interest was manuscript illumination, which is displayed in The Song of the Three Holy Children (1986), to name only one example.
 
 
 
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