It is a decorated & illustrated handwritten books produced from late Roman Empire to advent of the printed books.
Manuscript books were made for many different purposes for both public and private use. Some writers divide the era of manuscript into:
1)The monastic Era
2)The Secular Era
Throughout the Manuscript Era, the church was the major users of the manuscript.
Here's are some of the definition of manuscript that I've discover in this topic:
1) most of them are religious related
2) original/one off
3) expensive-made out of animal skin and gold leave
4) hand written
5) used of decorative motif - some of them had purpose
6) no over control the final look of the book - depands on the budget and because they are many people involved in making them.
7) colourful
Above is an example of an illuminated manuscript from http://colophon.com/gallery/minsky/jpegs/chemise.jpg
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