Illuminated Manuscript
彩飾写本 / late antiquity–Renaissance / Style / Publishing and Editing
Weaves text, image and gilding into one page structure, turning reading into ritual.
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At a glance
Visual cues
- Gilding
- Ornamented initials
- Miniatures
- Marginalia
Best used for
- Giving stories and provenance the weight of a collection
- Symbolic entrances to chapters and sections
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Dictionary entry
- 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
Related entries
- Gothic (ゴシック)Shared effects: Luxury.Compare Illuminated Manuscript and Gothic
- Victorian Ornament (ヴィクトリアン装飾)Shared effects: Luxury / Nostalgia.Compare Illuminated Manuscript and Victorian Ornament
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