{"id":1086,"date":"2011-12-09T17:00:46","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T17:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2020-12-19T08:15:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T08:15:19","slug":"illuminated-manuscripts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/illuminated-manuscripts\/","title":{"rendered":"Illuminated manuscripts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before the invention of printing, books were copied by hand, either on paper, parchment or vellum (calf skin). Many of these manuscripts were decorated to some degree, for example, with decorated initials, borders and miniature illustrations.<\/p>\n<p>In the making of an illuminated manuscript, the text was usually written first. After the general layout of the page was planned (initial capital, borders), the page was lightly ruled. The text was copied first, followed by the illustrations.<\/p>\n<p>The illuminated manuscripts in the Library are mostly of a modest, but nonetheless stunning nature.<\/p>\n<p>To search the collection for these, and other manuscripts, please consult our <a href=\"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/catalogue-of-manuscripts-1928\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1928 manuscript catalogue<\/a>\u00a0or our <a href=\"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/collections\/main-catalogue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">main catalogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IllumManus2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-540 size-medium\" style=\"border: 0.1px solid #000000;\" src=\"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IllumManus2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IllumManus2\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IllumManus2-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IllumManus2-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IllumManus1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-539 size-medium\" style=\"border: 0.1px solid #000000;\" src=\"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IllumManus1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IllumManus1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IllumManus1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IllumManus1-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Armagh-Public-Library-131.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1182 size-medium\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0.1px solid #000000;\" src=\"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Armagh-Public-Library-131-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Armagh Public Library 131\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Armagh-Public-Library-131-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Armagh-Public-Library-131-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Armagh-Public-Library-135.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1184 size-medium\" style=\"border: 0.1px solid #000000;\" src=\"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Armagh-Public-Library-135-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Armagh-Public-Library-135-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Armagh-Public-Library-135-684x1024.jpg 684w, http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Armagh-Public-Library-135.jpg 1484w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Before the invention of printing, books were copied by hand, either on paper, parchment or vellum (calf skin). 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