manuscript illustrations
Decorated page images
Manuscript illustrations are the decorative and pictorial elements in handwritten books, particularly those produced before the printing press.
Medieval manuscripts often featured elaborate illustrations: illuminated letters, miniature paintings, and marginal decorations rendered in ink, gold leaf, and pigments.
The manuscript illustrations in the Book of Kells are remarkably intricate.
The term applies broadly to any artwork created directly within handwritten documents.
- grisaillePainting solely in greys
- miniature paintingSmall detailed painted artwork
- visual storytellingConveying meaning through images
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- historiated initialsOrnate capitals depicting narratives
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