Illuminated

Illuminated manuscript rubric

Illuminated manuscript rubric
  1. What does rubrication mean in manuscripts?
  2. What are the 3 types of illuminated manuscripts?
  3. What are characteristics of illuminated manuscripts?

What does rubrication mean in manuscripts?

Rubrication is the addition of text in red ink to a manuscript for emphasis. Practitioners of rubrication, so-called rubricators or rubrishers, were specialized scribes who received text from the original scribe. Rubrication was one of several steps in the medieval process of manuscript making.

What are the 3 types of illuminated manuscripts?

The three types of illuminated manuscripts are initials, borders and small illustrations.

What are characteristics of illuminated manuscripts?

Illuminated manuscripts are hand-written books with painted decoration that generally includes precious metals such as gold or silver. The pages were made from animal skin, commonly calf, sheep, or goat. Illuminated manuscripts were produced between 1100 and 1600, with monasteries as their earliest creators.

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