Africa has a long and vibrant history of illuminated manuscripts, reflecting the continent's rich cultural tapestry and ...

Islamic calligraphy and illustrated manuscripts have been highly prized for millennia. The Qur'an, God's word as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, was transmitted in the Arabic language. Initially, ...

Manuscript artists were the OG (original gangster) art hackers. They rocked those vibrant colors and intricate details with ...

What it is: An illuminated manuscript of the four Christian gospels, made in the ninth century Where it is from: The island of Iona in Scotland's Inner Hebrides When it was made: About 1,200 years ...

The arrival of the Mongols brought a shift away from patronage of the decorative arts to that of calligraphy and the illustrated manuscript. The lion's share of Ilkhanid (Persian Mongol) art patronage ...

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The latest volume in the Illuminating Women Artists series focuses on the illuminated manuscripts of Sister Eufrasia (1478-1548), arguing that her contact with the High Renaissance beyond the ...

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