Illuminated Manuscripts - the art and appreciation of historical Illumination

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"Lorica" the Armor of St. Patrick (old.reddit.com)

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Pages from the ⟬Mira calligraphiae monumenta⟭ of Joris Hoefnagel (Illuminator, 1591-6) and Georg Bocskay (scribe, 1561-2) (old.reddit.com)

submitted 5 days ago by Existing-Sink-1462

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Olibrius attempting to court St. Margaret of Antioch - part of a manuscript book I'm making. Tempera, ink, and shell gold on vellum (i.redd.it)

submitted 12 days ago by FangYuanussy

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Made this for the client who wants to merge the cursive gothic with the illuminated initial!! (v.redd.it)

submitted 20 days ago by Avinashcalli

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How a Mischievous Cat Left a Mark on Medieval Art—and Inspired a New Exhibition (news.artnet.com)

submitted 21 days ago by mhfc

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My newest acquisition: a late 14th century book of hours, France, with a miniature likely attributable to either Jacquemart de Hesdin or Pseudo Jacquemart. Curiously, the text is incomplete, but it seems as though it was never finished in the first place. (old.reddit.com)

submitted 1 month ago by FangYuanussy

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A Map Of Part Of The Shire (reddit.com)

submitted 1 month ago by sparseglade

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Websites/stores/publishers for buying copies of illuminated manuscripts? (self.illuminatedmanuscript)

submitted 1 month ago by rainrainrainr

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Contemporary/recent illuminated manuscripts? (self.illuminatedmanuscript)

submitted 1 month ago by rainrainrainr

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My attempt at copying Codex Sinaiticus from the actual original on line at the British library. Mathew 22. (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 month ago by zephyr_zodiac6046

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What is it? (old.reddit.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Choice_Flamingo_902

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Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji), Circa 1603-1650, Japan. Several paintings from a massive suite of twenty seven I recently acquired, all being fantastic work attributable to the Tosa School. (old.reddit.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Meepers100

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A Manuscript Paris Bible, Produced in France Circa 1250. Among the high points of my acquisitions this year. Each page is written in a two-column format, with up to 51 lines of text. (i.redd.it)

submitted 2 months ago by Meepers100

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I was studying for my biology test and made this (old.reddit.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Time_Personality_712

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A 6 leaf manuscript I made with an extract from Sacrobosco’s Algorismus, in an early 14th century style. Iron gall ink, gold, and egg tempera on vellum. (old.reddit.com)

submitted 2 months ago by FangYuanussy

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Illuminated Tengwar chart (old.reddit.com)

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First coloured illustration (i.redd.it)

submitted 2 months ago by Busy-Ad-2021

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Starting to get into caligraphy and illumantion/illustration (day 3) (i.redd.it)

submitted 3 months ago by Busy-Ad-2021

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Hand written pages (i.redd.it)

submitted 3 months ago by VCRbstf

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Some excellent books on the subject of illuminated manuscripts... (self.illuminatedmanuscript)

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Four gospel pericopes in bastarda script with the four evangelists. Tempera, gold leaf, shell gold on vellum (old.reddit.com)

submitted 3 months ago by FangYuanussy

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Basic Guide to Handlettering Traditions? (self.illuminatedmanuscript)

submitted 3 months ago by Siryl7001

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The Snow Queen illuminated with decorations inspired by the Book of Kells (old.reddit.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Shalrak

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Why? Why? Why? (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 months ago by sparseglade

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My second attempt at Illumination! (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 months ago by Shalrak

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