Islamic Illuminated manuscript, eighteenth century
The book of Durrow, the man, symbol of Mathew, 680 CE.
Caroline minuscule from the Alcuin Bible, ninth century CE.
Unicials from the Gospel of saint Matthew, eighth century CE.
-Illuminated manuscripts get their names from the reflectiveness of the gold leaf applied to hand written books, though the name today refers to all decorated and illustrated hand written books developed in the 1400s. The decoration gave the images mystical and spiritual overtones.
-The evolution of letter styles was based on a continuing search for simpler and faster letterform construction and writing ease. “Unicia” letters were more suited to rapid writing
-The interlace seen in a lot of Celtic art was a two dimensional decoration formed by a number of ribbons.
-Islamic design motifs filtered into Spanish Christian manuscripts they were fascinated with designs of intricate geometry and intense pure color.
-During the 1200s the rise of universities created an expanding market for books, literacy was on the rise.
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