#1Historical Medieval Manuscript Animal Vellum 3.5x6 Matted Breviary Leaf Page
Historical Medieval Manuscript Animal Vellum 3.5x6 Matted Breviary Leaf Page Looking to buy cheap price? We offer best deals for sale.
rondoroyal Medieval Animal Vellum Manuscript PagePage measures 3.5x6" and is matted into a 8x10" blue mat Information about Vellum ManuscriptsA Leaf From a Medieval Manuscript BreviaryThe written word of medieval manuscripts links our western culture to a past of castles and knights, cathedrals and crusaders. The pained and illuminated manuscript is amongst the greatest artistic triumphs of the Middle Ages, demonstrating social, intellectual, religious and cultural attitudes of medieval life. This leaf is from a book called a Breviary, used by monks and priests to conduct their daily services. It was made inSouthern France soon after 1450. A Breviary is composed of many books, with prayers, hymns and anthems, Psalms, a litany and sanctoral of saints, and readings for the daily devotions divided into eight separate hours. To appreciate a medieval manuscript is to undertand it's place in the medieval world. all aspects of life were acted in a religious interpretation with an ever increasing number of churches, festivals, saints, and holy days. Most manuscripts that have survived are of a religious nature, and churches and many homes kept books with various compilations of scripture.Manuscript books were tediously but carefully written by hand, each page with unique initials and decoration. The creation of an illuminated manuscript was complex and required the joint labors of professional scribes to write the text in Gothic script, and artists to illuminate the pages with decorated initials and foliated borders of consisten quality throughout. Vellum of soft, unblemished calf, goat or sheepskin was soaked and scraped to an even thinness, dried and smoothed with pumice until flexible, opaque, and white. The sheets were rulled leaving space for initials and the text carefully copied with a quill in uniform cal... Where to buy?You can buy best price with super saver shipping. See more prices, shipping options available and additional information via click the link below - Get it Now! |
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