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A 3 page look at the history of medieval manuscripts. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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and evolved as the years went by. When most people think of Medieval manuscripts today they often envision the illuminated manuscripts, but there were far more styles of manuscripts than
these. The following paper offers a brief overview of Medieval manuscripts. Medieval Manuscripts In relationship to those individuals who wrote the manuscripts it appears as though most manuscripts were
of a religious nature and thus were scribed by religious individuals. One author notes that, "During the early Middle Ages most books were used by priests and monks for liturgical
purposes. New books appeared most often when a new monastery was founded" and as such it was religious individuals who were given the job of scribing, or writing, a book
(The Illuminated Page: History, 2009). But, as books began to become more and more popular throughout the ages, and even during the early part of the 12th century there was
a movement towards the secular world wherein some people, not religiously affiliated, became professional scribes (The Illuminated Page: History, 2009). As it pertains to the materials used the type
of ink was often iron gaul and the paper or surface varied: "Parchment being the expensive stuff it was, it wasnt used for ephemeral purposes. Wax tablets set in small
wooden frames and written on with a stylus, as used in Roman antiquity, were used in the middle ages by students, accountants and writers of private letters" (Medieval Writing, 2009).
As the years went by, however, parchment was likely used more and more and then pages were bound together, normally through sewing the layers together. As it pertains to illuminated
manuscripts of the Middle Ages it appears as though "These "illuminated" manuscripts were so called because of their frequent incorporation of gold or sometimes silver leaf onto the page" (The
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