During the medieval period, books were laboriously copied by hand (maniform = handmade, thus manuscript = handwritten). Books with illustrations were said to be illuminated.
a manuscript which, apart from text, also contains miniature paintings
a handwritten manuscript that reflects light, more
a manuscript, especially of a religious nature by the addition of colourful ornamentation, such as illuminated initials, borders and the like
a manuscript, especially of a religious nature, in which colourful ornamentation, such as illuminated initials, borders and the like
a manuscript , especially of areligious nature, in which the text is supplemented by the addition of colourfulornamentation, such as illuminated initials , borders and the like
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a manuscript, often of a religious nature, in which the text is supplemented by the addition of colourful ornamentation, such as
A manuscript decorated with drawings or paintings in tempera colors.
An illuminated manuscript is a handwritten book that is embellished with brilliant inks and dyes (especially silver and gold). Many were created in the monasteries of the middle ages (Brown 70). However, by the mid 1400's, guilds that specialized in the production of illuminated manuscripts were firmly established. These guilds produced many beautiful works (most likely including the Kirby I) before the printed book became popular (Brown 114).
An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration or illustration, such as decorated initials, borders and miniatures. In the strictest definition of the term, an illuminated manuscript only refers to manuscripts decorated with gold or silver. However, in both common usage and modern scholarship, the term is now used to refer to any decorated manuscript.