illuminated manuscript

collocation in English

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illuminated
adjective
uk
/ɪˈluː.mɪ.neɪ.tɪd/us
/ɪˈluː.mə.neɪ.t̬ɪd/
An illuminated text is decorated with added colour, gold paint, and small pictures, as was often done in the Middle Ages (= between about AD 1000 and ...
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manuscript
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/us
/ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
the original copy of a book or article before it ...
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(Definition ofilluminatedandmanuscriptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I would as soon think of asking a plumber to makeilluminatedmanuscript.
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While the process of creating anilluminatedmanuscriptdid not change, the move from monasteries to commercial settings was a radical step.
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Anilluminatedmanuscriptlisting the subscribers to the rebuilding, is still kept in the church.
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A very fewilluminatedmanuscriptfragments survive on papyrus, which does not last nearly as long as vellum or parchment.
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His work survives in anilluminatedmanuscript, written in double columns with large margins.
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At the top end of the market theilluminatedmanuscriptcontinued to retain a superior prestige for many decades.
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It is the most common type of surviving medievalilluminatedmanuscript.
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Anilluminatedmanuscriptpage decorated entirely in ornamentation.
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The portrait miniature developed from theilluminatedmanuscripttradition.
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Harmer has written and illustrated several books, including four for children and anilluminatedmanuscript celebrating the healing properties of herbs and flowers.
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It is often written as anilluminatedmanuscriptthat is framed and displayed in their home.
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A rich literary tradition and the art ofilluminatedmanuscriptwriting were established.
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The earliest example dates from the 11th century and in anilluminatedmanuscript.
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During this time period the price of gold had become so cheap that its inclusion in anilluminatedmanuscript accounted for only a tenth of the cost of production.
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Beauneveu's contribution to thisilluminatedmanuscriptwas a series of 24 full-page miniatures of enthroned prophets and apostles.
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The most common type of object to survive is theilluminatedmanuscript; wall paintings were evidently common but, like the buildings that housed them, have nearly all vanished.
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These include not only photographs of buildings, monuments and coins but also reproductions of illuminated manuscripts, engravings and paintings, both oils and water-colours.
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The tradition apparently began with the illuminated manuscripts.
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One of the most important features in the production of anilluminatedmanuscriptis the amount of time that was spent in the pre-production stages outlining the work.
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This also applies in the case of illuminated manuscripts.
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