The Special Collections and Archives Gallery Exhibit Brigham Young University-Idaho
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Modern reproductions of shaped writing quills. |
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Gregorian Chant (c. 1500 AD) Music handwritten on vellum. |
Gregorian Chant detail |
Offizium der Madonna (facsimile) This is a full sized-copy of an originial book created in 1488 AD) |
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A Page from a Book of Hours (1425-1450 AD) The text is from St. Matthew and tells of the visit of the Three Wise Men. This page is on vellum. |
Book of Hours detail Noticed the raised gold letter. |
A Page from a Book of Hours (1460 AD) Notice the two holes in the sheepskin vellum and the thin lines to layout the text. |
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La Bibbia di Borso d'Este (facsimile) The original bible was produced about 1455-1461 AD and is a masterpiece of the illumination art. It was commisioned by the Borso d'Este, duke of Ferrara. |
Detail of illumination art in La Bibbia di Borso d'Este |
Detail of illumination art in La Bibbia di Borso d'Este |
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Below are three examples of Medieval illumination work from the British Museum. These designs faithfully were copied from original manuscripts and collected into a book in 1845. | ||||
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