WebMuseum: Parchment - The Public's Library and Digital Archive
WebOct 14, 2002 · Pliny says that it was invented in the second century BC in Pergamum; hence the term `parchment' from the Latin pergamena, `of Pergamum'. Skin had been used as …
WebMuseum: Medieval Glossary - The Public's Library and Digital …
WebOct 14, 2002 · Medieval Glossary Book of Hours; enamel; genre; Illuminated manuscripts; © 14 Oct 2002, Nicolas Pioch - Top - Up - Info Thanks to the BMW Foundation, the …
WebMuseum: Illuminated manuscripts - The Public's Library and …
WebOct 14, 2002 · WebMuseum: Illuminated manuscripts. Illuminated manuscripts. Books written by hand, decorated with paintings and ornaments of different kinds. The word …
WebMuseum: Woodcut - The Public's Library and Digital Archive
WebOct 14, 2002 · The technique of making a print from a block of wood sawn along the grain (the term is also applied to the print so made). It is the oldest technique for making prints …
WebMuseum: Book of Hours - The Public's Library and Digital …
WebOct 14, 2002 · A prayer book used by laymen for private devotion, containing prayers or meditations appropriate to certain hours of the day, days of the week, months or seasons.
The Web Museum, Paris - Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and …
WebThe Web Museum, Paris. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm. Nicolas Pioch. Reviewed by: Mills Kelly. George Mason University. January 2003. The Web Museum was created by …
WebMuseum: miniature - The Public's Library and Digital Archive
WebOct 14, 2002 · A very small painting, particularly a portrait that can be held in the hand or worn as a piece of jewellery. The word is applied to manuscript illuminations as well as …
WebMuseum: Paper - The Public's Library and Digital Archive
WebOct 14, 2002 · A tissue of vegetable fibres used for writing, drawing and printing on. It is an oriental invention carried from the Far to the Middle East by the Turks during the Dark Ages.
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WebThe Internet Poetry Archive, created by ibiblio founder Paul Jones, aims to “make poetry accessible to new audiences [providing] teachers and students of poetry new ways of …
ibiblio - Wikipedia
Webibiblio (formerly SunSITE.unc.edu and MetaLab.unc.edu) is a "collection of collections", and hosts a diverse range of publicly available information and open source content, …
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