Illuminated manuscripts
Publishing date: Apr 23, 2021 • 11 hours ago • 4 minute read Article content Well, here we are again in another lockdown situation, and I am feeling grateful for … books! Books are great companions even in good times, and I have been enthralled with them ever since I was small — especially those with beautiful illustrations to accompany the text. The allure of gorgeous imagery beside equally engaging writing has not lost its power, and that got me thinking about the evolution of illustration in books. Just to be clear, here we’re not (much) concerned with narrative illustr...