Illumination and Calligraphy

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Illumination and Calligraphy were two arts practiced in the Middle Ages by monks. Calligraphy is the art of handwriting, while Illumination is the art of decorating manuscripts.


Calligraphy and Illumination from the Book of Kells, an 11th Century Irish illustrated book of the Four Gospels:

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