Illuminated Manuscripts Of The
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Perhaps no other art form captures the spirit of the Early Medieval period better than the illuminated
manuscripts the were created by the monks and religious scholars. Illuminated manuscripts are very
important to us today because they can express the ideas and values of the Medieval society.
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.... In the actual text all the psalms are
separated by fancy initial letters. Very often, in these initials you can find the scenes that describe the life of
David. The most beautiful paintings in this manuscript are the full-page paintings from the calendar that
replace the much smaller fancy first letters.
This particular painting is the picture of the month of May. This drawing is very bright and shiny. In
this painting a knight on horseback rides out to go hawking. The hawker is covered ....
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