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The word illumination correctly refers to a picture that includes gold leaf, either as a background to the picture or in the details of the design (sometimes both). The gold picks up and reflects any light and appears to shine of its own accord - hence it "illuminates" the page.
An initial letter, for example, that is decorated with colours and interwoven designs but no gold leaf is termed "historiated" or simply "decorated".
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What was a explorers in a Middle Ages?
There was no explorers in the middle ages. When exploration started that is when the middle ages ended.
What period of time preceded the Middle Ages and what time period came after the Middle Ages?
Before the middle ages was Anquity (Greeks and Romans) and after the middle ages was the Renissance
One difference between the Middle Ages and previous eras is that during the Middle Ages. One difference between the Middle Ages and previous eras is that during the Middle Ages .?
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What is the middle ages called?
The 'middle ages' is also known as the 'medieval period'.
Who began the Middle Ages?
The fall of Rome in 410 AD
