Illuminated writing
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Gregorian Chant
Illuminated Writing
Presented by
Mighty Merlin and Brother Dominic
Middle Ages The Three Estates
• Nobility• Clergy• Everyone else
Religion and Magic
Writing
Stone
Metal
– copper, gold
Papyrus
Writing
• Pictograms• Cuneiform• Sumerians
Writing
• Egyptians• hieroglyphics
Writing
Phoenicians Alphabet
Letters represent sounds
Writing
Greeks
Add vowels
No spaces between words
Middle Ages
Scroll
Codex
The King of Pergamon
Parchment
Making Parchment
Making the Manuscript
Writing
Writing
Seraph
Illumination
Illumination
Decorated Letter
Miniature
Marginalia
Historiated Letter
Gold Leaf - Gilding
The Structure of a Medieval Book
Monks, Scribes and Illuminators
The Rule of Saint BernardMonks and Nuns are Encouraged to use books
Medieval Best Seller
The Book of Hours
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