Book Illumination in the Middle Ages

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_period artistic technique
gptkbp:declinedAfter	after the invention of the printing press
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Book Illumination in the Middle Ages
gptkbp:location	monasteries cathedrals royal courts scriptoria
gptkbp:mainLanguage	gptkb:Arabic gptkb:French gptkb:German gptkb:Greek gptkb:Hebrew gptkb:Italian gptkb:Latin gptkb:Spanish gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:mainPatron	gptkb:King gptkb:church gptkb:noble_family monasteries
gptkbp:material	parchment vellum
gptkbp:medium	gptkb:nun gold leaf silver leaf pigments tempera paint
gptkbp:notableExample	gptkb:Vienna_Genesis gptkb:Lindisfarne_Gospels gptkb:Book_of_Kells gptkb:Très_Riches_Heures_du_Duc_de_Berry gptkb:Hours_of_Jeanne_d'Evreux
gptkbp:period	gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:practitioner	gptkb:artist monks scribes illuminators
gptkbp:purpose	gptkb:religion display of wealth emphasizing text decoration of manuscripts
gptkbp:region	gptkb:England gptkb:France gptkb:Germany gptkb:Ireland gptkb:Italy gptkb:Spain gptkb:Western_Europe gptkb:Byzantine_Empire Islamic world
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:calligraphy medieval literature bookbinding codex manuscript culture
gptkbp:technique	gptkb:painting gptkb:calligraphy marginalia use of gold and silver historiated initials border decoration
gptkbp:topic	gptkb:literature gptkb:religion bibles psalters liturgical books scientific texts books of hours gospels
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Otto_Pächt
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7