manuscript

Examples of manuscript in the following topics:

• Illuminated Manuscripts

  • Illuminated manuscripts where highly ornate texts with decorated initials and illustrations in the margins.
  • Manuscripts were hand produced on parchments made of animal skins, the highest quality of which was vellum.
  • Otherwise a text is more accurately described as a painted manuscript.
  • While illuminated manuscripts had been produced primarily for religious purposes, many more histories, literature, and law manuscripts were produced during the fourteenth century.
  • The style of manuscripts did not change drastically during this period.

• Illuminated Manuscripts

  • An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials, borders (marginalia), and miniature illustrations.
  • The majority of these manuscripts are of a religious nature.
  • Art historians classify illuminated manuscripts into their historic periods and types, including, but not limited to, Late Antique, Insular, Carolingian manuscripts, Ottonian manuscripts, Romanesque manuscripts, Gothic manuscripts, and Renaissance manuscripts.
  • Apocalypse manuscripts were a particular type of illuminated manuscript, the most famous of which were produced in England.
  • These manuscripts were written in Latin, French and Anglo-Norman.

• Illustrated Books in the Early Middle Ages

  • An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials, borders (marginalia) and miniature illustrations.
  • In the strict definition of the term, an illuminated manuscript only refers to manuscripts decorated with gold or silver.
  • The majority of the surviving illuminated manuscripts are from the Middle Ages, and hence, the majority of these manuscripts are of a religious nature.
  • Illuminated manuscripts were written on the best quality of parchment, called vellum.
  • Describe the history and characteristics of illuminated manuscripts in Insular art.

• Speaking from a Manuscript

  • Your manuscript delivery method will vary depending on whether the manuscript is your own or someone else's.
  • The manuscript could take many different forms.
  • There are disadvantages for the speaker preparing his or her own manuscript.
  • Medieval latin manuscript, original Greek text added in the margins.
  • This is a manuscript by Aristotle.

• Beatus Manuscripts

  • Often referred to simply as the Beatus, it is used today to reference any of the extant manuscript copies of this work, especially any of the twenty-six illuminated copies that have survived.
  • Considered together, the Beatus codices are among the most important Spanish and Mozarabic medieval manuscripts, and have been the subject of extensive scholarly and antiquarian enquiry.
  • Not all of the Beatus manuscripts are complete, and some exist only in fragmentary form.
  • However, the surviving twenty-six of these manuscripts are lavishly decorated in the Mozarabic, Romanesque, or Gothic style of illumination.
  • Explain why the Beatus codices are among the most important Spanish and Mozarabic medieval manuscripts.

• Jain Illustrated Manuscripts

  • Jain illustrated manuscripts, originally painted on palm leaf, were characterized by sharp outlines and depictions of Jain saviors.
  • A large number of illustrated manuscripts commissioned by members of the Jain community have survived from between the 1oth and 14th centuries, representing the Western Indian style of art.
  • Common themes in Jain painting and illustrated manuscript, similar to other forms of Jain art, include the Tirthankaras (Jain saviors, or human beings who achieved the ultimate spiritual salvation and served as role models for society), yakshas and yakshinis (supernatural male and female guardian deities), and holy symbols such as the lotus and the swastika, which symbolized peace and well-being.
  • A 15th century manuscript of Kalpasutra, a Jain text containing the biographies of the Tirthankaras, is particularly opulent.
  • This illustration is from a Jain Kalpasutra manuscript, 1470—1500 CE.

• Ottonian Illustrated Books in the Early European Middle Ages

  • Ottonian monasteries produced lavish, illuminated manuscripts under the sponsorship of emperors, bishops, and other wealthy patrons.
  • One of the most important art forms of the period was the illuminated manuscript, a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by ornamentation in the form of colored initials, decorative borders, and miniature illustrations, sometimes executed with the addition of gold and silver leaf.
  • The most richly illuminated manuscripts were used for display and most likely to be liturgical books, including psalters, gospel books, and huge illuminated complete Bibles.
  • These lavish manuscripts sometimes include a dedication portrait commemorating the book's creation, in which the patron is usually depicted presenting the book to the saint of choice.
  • Illuminated manuscripts were enclosed in ornate metal book covers decorated with gems and ivory carvings.

• Carolingian Illustrated Books in the Early European Middle Ages

  • The most numerous surviving works of the Carolingian era are illuminated manuscripts, which further developed the Insular book style.
  • Illuminated manuscripts are the most numerous surviving works of the Carolingian era.
  • A number of luxury manuscripts, mostly Gospel books, have survived.
  • The Court School manuscripts were ornate and elaborate: reminiscent of sixth century ivories and mosaics from Ravenna, Italy.
  • Its location is uncertain, but several manuscripts are attributed to Charles the Bald's School, with the Codex Aureus of St.

• Illuminated Manuscripts

  • The Gothic period, which generally saw an increase in the production of illuminated manuscripts, also saw more secular works such as chronicles and works of literature illuminated.
  • While the process of creating an illuminated manuscript did not change, the move from monasteries to commercial settings was a radical step.
  • Demand for manuscripts grew to such an extent that the monastic libraries were unable to meet with the demand, and began employing secular scribes and illuminators.
  • At the time illuminated manuscripts were considered treasured works of high craft; to own books indicated wealth, status, and taste.
  • Examine the market for illuminated manuscripts in northern Europe during the Gothic period and how it changed

• Romanesque Illustrated Books

  • Many books of worship produced during the Romanesque period were characterized by illuminated manuscript.
  • A number of regional schools of art converged during the early Romanesque period and influenced the production of illuminated manuscripts and illustrated books.
  • Well-known examples of manuscripts from this era include the St.
  • Also known as the York Psalter, the Hunterian Psalter is an illuminated manuscript of the 12th century.
  • The Winchester Bible is a Romanesque illuminated manuscript produced in Winchester between 1160 and 1175.