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The tradition of manuscript painting in Assam was developed in direct response to the Neo-Vaisnavism introduced by the great leader, social reformer, Vaisnava saint Sankardev (1449-1568 A.D.) Most of these manuscripts have been produced on locally available and processed materials. Illustrated Manuscript of Dakhinpat Satra
Miniature of Sinon and the Trojan Horse, from the Vergilius Romanus, a manuscript of Virgil's Aeneid, early 5th century. A miniature (from the Latin verb miniare 'to colour with minium', a red lead [1]) is a small illustration used to decorate an ancient or medieval illuminated manuscript; the simple illustrations of the early codices having been miniated or delineated with that pigment.
Indian miniature paintings are a class of paintings originating from India. [1] Made on canvases a few inches in length and width, the Indian miniatures are noted for the amount of details that the artist encapsulates within the minute canvas frame; and the characteristic sensitivity with which the human, divine and natural forms are portrayed.
Indian Painting, by Douglas E. Barrett, Basil Gray. Published by Skira, 1978. ISBN 0-8478-0160-8. Kossak, Steven. (1997). Indian court painting, 16th–19th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 0-87099-783-1; Stella Kramrisch (1954). The Art of India: Traditions of Indian Sculpture, Painting, and Architecture. Phaidon Publishers. ISBN ...
The earliest dated example is the Diamond Sutra of 868. In the Islamic world and the West, all books were in manuscript until the introduction of movable type printing in about 1450. [clarification needed] Manuscript copying of books continued for a least a century, as printing remained expensive. Private or government documents remained hand ...
18th-century Arabic manuscripts. In Anglo-Saxon England, manuscript culture seems to have begun around the 10th century. [2] This is not to say however, that manuscripts and the recording of information was not important prior to the 10th century, but that during the 10th century, historians see an influx and heavier weight placed on these manuscripts.
The classical tradition of the author portrait at the start of many literary manuscripts was continued in the Byzantine period, with the evangelist portrait at the start of one of the four Gospels the most common examples, [14] but other authors such as Dioscurides also receiving them.
Ottoman miniature (Turkish: Osmanlı minyatürü) is a style of illustration found in Ottoman manuscripts, often depicting portraits or historic events.Its unique style was developed from multiple cultural influences, such as the Persian Miniature art, as well as Byzantine and Mongol art.