Perhaps no other art form captures the spirit of the Early Medieval period better than the illuminated manuscripts the were created by the monks and religious scholars. Illuminated manuscripts are very important to us today because they can express the ideas and values of the Medieval society. The manuscript I chose was created in Normandy in the city of Vellum. This manuscript was Until the advent of the Book of Hours in the fourteenth century the Psalter, a book with the texts of the hundred and fifty psalms, was the most important prayer book for ordinary people. This manuscript was elaborately decorated as it was commissioned by wealthy patrons. The amount of gold used in this particular illumination suggests that the patrons were willing to spend their money for religious purposes. The manuscript contains twenty-six full-page drawings. The first twelve miniatures com....

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