Illumination

Scope note

Use for the art or process of providing decoration with gold, silver, or bright colors to pages or letters in manuscripts; also refers to similar decoration done by hand in early printed books.

This term has 614 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique
Object category

Getty AAT term number

3000220539

Broader Terms used

<image-making processes and techniques>

Term used for

Equivalent Terms used

Created

13yrs ago

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An image of Other

Pontifical Offices

Initials from an Antiphoner

An image of Bible

Bible

Maker(s)

Artists: Masters of Zweder van Culemborg

An image of Book of hours

Hours

Diploma of Doctorate in Canon and Civil Law

An image of Other

Cicero, Selected works

Maker(s)

Author: Cicero
Author: Sallust
Scribe: Scribe of the Albi Strabo

An image of Book of hours

Book of Hours

Maker(s)

Author: Grote, Geert

An image of Book of hours

Hours

Maker(s)

Artist: Rapicano, Cola

An image of Cutting (manuscript)

Initial from a Dominican Antiphoner

An image of Leaf (manuscript)

Leaf from a Choir Psalter

An image of Leaf (manuscript)

Leaf from an Antiphoner

An image of Miniature (painting)

Miniature

Maker(s)

Artist: Marmion, Simon: follower or assistant of ..

An image of Bible

Bible

Maker(s)

Production: Masters of Zweder van Culemborg

An image of Other

New Testament

An image of Cutting (manuscript)

Initial from a Choirbook

An image of Other

Le Livre des faits darmes et de chevalerie

Maker(s)

Author: Pisan, Christine de
Printer: Vérard, Antoine

Cutting from the Missals of Pope Clement VII

Maker(s)

Artist: Giallo, Jacopo del

Cutting from the Missals of Pope Clement VII

Maker(s)

Artist: Giallo, Jacopo del

Cutting from the Missals of Pope Clement VII

Maker(s)

Artist: Giallo, Jacopo del

An image of Cutting (manuscript)

Cutting from the Missals of Pope Clement VII

Maker(s)

Artist: Giallo, Jacopo del

Cutting from the Missals of Pope Clement VII

Maker(s)

Artist: Giallo, Jacopo del

An image of Book of hours

Book of hours

An image of Bible

Bible

Maker(s)

Artists: Masters of Zweder van Culemborg
Artists: other artists (unidentified)
Binder: Cockerell Bindery

An image of MS%20McClean%2021%28ff158v-159r%29.jpg

Gospel Book

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