Actually, the text was written first and the illuminated capitals added. Gutenburgh’s first printed Bibles had a blank space so they could be added, just like the scribes’ handwritten texts, for a higher status version.
Al S.: True. I was concentrating on the illuminated capitals, rather than the text itself. I also drew from a paper for History of Christianity class in seminary, rather than the varying reliability of Wikipedia.
PICTO over 9 years ago
What type would you like?
Zen-of-Zinfandel over 9 years ago
A Gregorian chance that’ll happen
hippogriff over 9 years ago
Actually, the text was written first and the illuminated capitals added. Gutenburgh’s first printed Bibles had a blank space so they could be added, just like the scribes’ handwritten texts, for a higher status version.
hippogriff over 9 years ago
Al S.: True. I was concentrating on the illuminated capitals, rather than the text itself. I also drew from a paper for History of Christianity class in seminary, rather than the varying reliability of Wikipedia.