Illuminated manuscript
manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration
An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript where text is decorated by things like initials, borders and miniature illustrations. Most of them were made in Europe in the Middle Ages, and some are from the Renaissance.
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