Illuminated Manuscript

彩飾写本 / late antiquity–Renaissance / Style / Book Arts

Weaves text, image and gilding into one page structure, turning reading into ritual.

Gilding / Ornamented initials / Miniatures / Marginalia

Dictionary entry

Best used for: Giving stories and provenance the weight of a collection · Symbolic entrances to chapters and sections
Type: Separate the roles of text face and ornamented initial
Composition: Divide text block, image and margin clearly
Material: Parchment tones, gold, mineral color, fine outlines
Caution: Not just medieval borders. Preserve reading order and information hierarchy.
Further study: Spinola Hours / Getty manuscripts