Coat
of Arms |
Medieval
Books |
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Pages
Being Redesigned: |
Calligraphy |
Castle
Building |
Chess |
Illuminated
Letters |
King's
Plate |
Knight's
Armour |
Magna
Carta |
Medieval
Sciences |
Needlepoint |
Painting
Dissected Plants |
Recipies |
Royal
Crown Jewels |
Stained
Glass |
Throne
Room |
Tussy
Mussies |
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In
the days before the printing press, every book
had to be written by hand. Because most people
were illiterate (couldn't read) many pages were
decoratedwith pictures and designs. This alphabetic
imagery flourished into an art form called 'Illuminated
Letters'. |
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