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Many symbols meant different things. Each animal, plants, etc had a different meaning. like a butterfly meant a new beggining. jn.hnhnkm - Hi Taylor :)

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Q: Why were symbols used in illuminated manuscripts?
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What Illuminated manuscripts were primarily used to?

Illuminated manuscripts were primarily used for religious texts, such as the Bible, Psalms, or prayer books. They were also used for royal or important legal documents and manuscripts of important literature.


Illuminated manuscripts were primary used to?

communicate Christian teachings


What means illuminated manuscripts?

Illuminated manuscripts are brilliantly colored, hand-written books with illustrations.


Illuminated manuscripts were primarily used to?

Illuminated manuscripts were primarily used to communicate christian teachings.


Which is not typical of illuminated manuscripts?

Illuminated manuscripts refer to when text is accompanied by some form of decorations. This can be a border, initials or pictures.


What created illuminated manuscripts?

bifanio


Who worked on the illuminated manuscripts?

a scribe


Byzantine art is notable for its?

Early use of bright colors and illuminated manuscripts (apex)


What is special about illuminated manuscripts as opposed to ordinary manuscripts?

Illuminated manuscripts are special as opposed to ordinary manuscripts because they are adorned with silver and gold trim which reflects the light and illuminates the pages. The material is not necessary actually silver and gold, however.


What has the author Phoebe Jo Allender written?

Phoebe Jo Allender has written: 'Illuminated liturgical manuscripts from France, Italy, Spain(XIV-XVIII centuries)' -- subject(s): Catalogs, Catholic Church, Illuminated Manuscripts, Kentucky, Kentucky. University. Libraries, Manuscripts, Illuminated


What are the pictures in medieval illuminated manuscripts called?

Miniatures


What evidence can be found on the borders of illuminated manuscripts of Druid influence?

Absolutely none. The 'Druids' were supposedly a group of Brythons practicing arcane rites around stones.There is no mention of them apart from early Roman sources.Until the coming of the Anglo Saxons most of the population of Roman Brythonic society were illiterate. The Angles and Saxons commonly used runic symbols to write and they created the beautiful illuminated manuscripts which by the 10th century were famous throughout Northern Europe.