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Illuminated Manuscript Crossword Puzzle
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illuminatedmanuscript: is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented with such decoration as initials, borders (marginalia) and miniature illustrations.
illuminare: Illumination comes from the Latin word ___________, meaning, “light up,”
liturgical: During the early Middle Ages most books were used by priests and monks for ____________ (public worship) purposes.
Craftsmen: Most illuminators were humble ____________ who set up shop. Some were independent, itinerant artists who traveled from place to place looking for commissions.
Parchment: Paper created from animal skin that was transformed into a suitable writing surface.
Parchmenter: The individual who transformed animal skin into parchment paper.
lunellum: A crescent shaped knife, would be used to scrape the skin down.
Carbonink: made from charcoal or lamp-black mixed with gum
scribes: professional ___________ were capable of reproducing any number of different types of fonts.
quills: Calligraphy pens that were created from the feathers of a goose or swan.
leadpoint: The illuminator began by laying out the design in _____________ or graphite.
gumarabic: After the fourteenth century glair was replaced with _______________ (the gum of a domestic tree).
Illuminated Manuscript Crossword Puzzle
Across:2. | After the fourteenth century glair was replaced with _______________ (the gum of a domestic tree). | 5. | Paper created from animal skin that was transformed into a suitable writing surface. | 7. | The individual who transformed animal skin into parchment paper. |
| 8. | During the early Middle Ages most books were used by priests and monks for ____________ (public worship) purposes. | 10. | Calligraphy pens that were created from the feathers of a goose or swan. | 11. | Illumination comes from the Latin word ___________, meaning, “light up,” |
| | Down:1. | The illuminator began by laying out the design in _____________ or graphite. | 3. | is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented with such decoration as initials, borders (marginalia) and miniature illustrations. | 4. | professional ___________ were capable of reproducing any number of different types of fonts. |
| 6. | Most illuminators were humble ____________ who set up shop. Some were independent, itinerant artists who traveled from place to place looking for commissions. | 8. | A crescent shaped knife, would be used to scrape the skin down. | 9. | made from charcoal or lamp-black mixed with gum |
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Illuminated Manuscript Crossword Puzzle
Across:2. | After the fourteenth century glair was replaced with _______________ (the gum of a domestic tree). | 5. | Paper created from animal skin that was transformed into a suitable writing surface. | 7. | The individual who transformed animal skin into parchment paper. |
| 8. | During the early Middle Ages most books were used by priests and monks for ____________ (public worship) purposes. | 10. | Calligraphy pens that were created from the feathers of a goose or swan. | 11. | Illumination comes from the Latin word ___________, meaning, “light up,” |
| | Down:1. | The illuminator began by laying out the design in _____________ or graphite. | 3. | is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented with such decoration as initials, borders (marginalia) and miniature illustrations. | 4. | professional ___________ were capable of reproducing any number of different types of fonts. |
| 6. | Most illuminators were humble ____________ who set up shop. Some were independent, itinerant artists who traveled from place to place looking for commissions. | 8. | A crescent shaped knife, would be used to scrape the skin down. | 9. | made from charcoal or lamp-black mixed with gum |
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