One does not have to visit the Vatican Museum or any similar institution to view rather well-preserved examples of the Medieval writing form called Illumination. Surprisingly, one only need to put in the appropriate word in a search engine like Google and disover a wealth of information and data.
Having seen an actual example of Illumination in the Vatican Museum -- yes, it was a beautiful copy of the Bible -- the image of the page it was turned to forever imprinted itself in my sub-conscious. One day, I told myself, I would learn to do Illuminations.
Well, just a casual review of some of the more interesting sites available in the Internet, provide one with valuable leads, should one be bitten by a sudden and urgent urge to learn the art of Illumination.
A second thread features a "how to" approach to the art form and should provide good visual information to the budding Illumination artist.
This thread, made available by the Getty Museum, gives one an idea of
the art form and illustrations depicting fine examples of the genre:
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