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Manuscripts of the Early Middle Ages

• Before the invention of the printing press, books were copied by hand one at a time by illuminators, and the vellum was often embellished with beautiful calligraphy and intricate patterns and designs.
• Using your course textbook locate three examples of illuminated manuscripts from the early Middle Ages. Read about each one in your textbook, course lectures, and through reliable internet resources
• First, completely identify each manuscript and/or manuscript page by title, date, and location where it was created.

In a minimum of 2 well-developed paragraphs address the following questions:

Question 1: Who commissioned the creation of the manuscript? Why?

Question 2: What was the purpose of the manuscript?

Question 3: How do the visual characteristics of each manuscript contribute to or enhance its message or meaning?

Question 4: How do the reasons these manuscripts were created compare with religious texts created today?