Illuminated manuscript — In the strictest definition of illuminated manuscript, only manuscripts with gold or silver, like this miniature of Christ in Majesty from the Aberdeen Bestiary (folio 4v), would be considered illuminated. An illuminated manuscript is a… … Wikipedia
illuminated manuscript — Handwritten book decorated with gold or silver, brilliant colours, elaborate designs, or miniature paintings. Illumination originally denoted embellishment of text with gold or silver, which gave the impression that the page had been literally… … Universalium
Miniature (illuminated manuscript) — Miniature of the Trojan Horse, from the Vergilius Romanus, a manuscript of Virgil s Aeneid, early 5th century. The word miniature, derived from the Latin minium, red lead, is a picture in an ancient or medieval illuminated manuscript; the simple… … Wikipedia
Armenian illuminated manuscript — Armenian illuminated manuscripts form a separate tradition, related to other forms of Medieval Armenian art, but also to the Byzantine tradition. The earliest surviving examples date from the Golden Age of Armenian art and literature in the 5th… … Wikipedia
Life of Alexander Nevsky (illuminated manuscript) — Life of Alexander Nevsky ( ru. Житие Александра Невского; Zhitiye Aleksandra Nevskogo) is a Russian illuminated manuscript of the late 16th century (1560 1570). It is currently housed in the Saltykov Schedrin Public Library in Saint Petersburg,… … Wikipedia
Illuminated — may refer to:* Illuminated dance floor, a floor with panels which light up with different colours * Illuminated Film Company, a British animation house * Illuminated manuscript, a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of… … Wikipedia
illuminated — adj. [p. p. of {illuminate}.] 1. rendered luminous by rays of light striking and reflecting; used especially of illumination by artificial light. Syn: lighted. [PJC] 2. Adorned with pictorial or graphical designs, as a book or page with borders,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Manuscript culture — The transition of communication technology: Oral Culture, Manuscript Culture, Print Culture, and Information Age[dubious – discuss] Manuscript culture uses manuscripts to store and disseminate information; in the West, it generally preceded the… … Wikipedia
Manuscript — Christ Pantocrator seated in a capital U in an illuminated manuscript from the BadischeLandesbibliothek, Germany … Wikipedia
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS — The solemn Tisha Be Av prayer. Men are sitting on the floor and women are standing in the women s section, while the rabbi is blowing the shofar. From the Rothschild Miscellany, northern Italy, c. 1470. Collection, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
