I am from the manuscript by Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish/Hungarian illuminator in the period of 1542 - 1600) and Georg Bocskay (Hungarian scribe, died in 1575). You can see beautiful flower arrangements, peacock, butterflies and insects. I was created during the years of 1561 1562 in Vienna, Austria. The medium used were watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment. You can find me at J. Paul Getty Museum. More of such beauties at Getty Search Gateway.
"An engrossed or illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented with such decoration as initials, borders (marginalia) and miniature illustrations. In the strictest definition of the term, an illuminated manuscript refers only to manuscripts decorated with gold or silver, but in both common usage and modern scholarship, the term refers to any decorated or illustrated manuscript from Western traditions. Comparable Far Eastern and Mesoamerican works are described as painted. Islamic manuscripts may be referred to as illuminated, illustrated or painted, though using essentially the same techniques as Western works." In the Middle Ages all books were hand-written original works of art. During the early Middle Ages most books were used by priests and monks for liturgical purposes. New books appeared most often when a new monastery was founded. Books began to be produced for individuals as well as religious institutions as early as the 12th century.
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interesting medieval illumination facts:
* most illuminators were humble craftsmen who set up shop; some were independent traveling artists looking for commissions; the best held the rank of court artists
* most illuminators remained anonymous until the late Middle Ages; later they began to sign their work, which often included a small pictorial representation of themselves somewhere in the work
* the whole process of book illumination was very time-consuming and costly, thus the illuminated manuscript was a luxury item for wealthy customers
* the word illuminated comes from the Latin word 'illuminare' meaning adorn, enlighten or illuminate and is defined as the embellishment of a manuscript with luminous colors (especially gold)
* the monks worked in the Scriptorium which was the room in a monastery used by clerics or scribes to copy manuscripts of religious text
* the different types of Illuminated manuscripts ranged from using miniature illuminations or full page illuminations to decorate the religious text
* Illuminated Manuscripts were generally written in ink on parchment or vellum (parchment was made by brushing, stretching and drying calf, sheep, or goat skin)
(facts found at Illuminated Page and Illuminated Manuscripts)
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