Illuminated manuscript
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illuminated-manuscript-173-11521055
title:
Illuminated manuscript
text:
An illuminated manuscript is a formally prepared document where the text is decorated with flourishes such as borders and miniature illustrations. Often used in the Roman Catholic Church for prayers and liturgical books such as psalters and courtly literature, the practice continued into secular texts from the 13th century onward and typically include proclamations, enrolled bills, laws, charters, inventories, and deeds. The earliest surviving illuminated manuscripts are a small number from late
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminated_manuscript
date created:
2002-09-26T07:53:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T20:58:53Z
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13
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