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	: One ornamented letter is enough to reveal what artistic creation could be in the Romanesque period. Let us not even speak of those that recount, for instance, an entire biblical or historical scene. A quite simple initial, in its essential, readable, recognizable form, is found taken up anew by every copyist, every illuminator, who made it his own and developed its inner possibilities, so to speak. It can be almost intoxicating; one becomes a veritable maze of foliage and interlacing, another gives birth to an animal that ends in a man's face, or a man becomes a monster or angel or demon; nevertheless, the letter has not been betrayed; it remains, but ceaselessly recreated. And this is without doubt what characterizes Romanesque art (and Gothic art as well, despite certain excesses that marked its end): respect for the essential function within a perpetual rediscovery of its inherent possibilities. (44)		: One ornamented letter is enough to reveal what artistic creation could be in the Romanesque period. Let us not even speak of those that recount, for instance, an entire biblical or historical scene. A quite simple initial, in its essential, readable, recognizable form, is found taken up anew by every copyist, every illuminator, who made it his own and developed its inner possibilities, so to speak. It can be almost intoxicating; one becomes a veritable maze of foliage and interlacing, another gives birth to an animal that ends in a man's face, or a man becomes a monster or angel or demon; nevertheless, the letter has not been betrayed; it remains, but ceaselessly recreated. And this is without doubt what characterizes Romanesque art (and Gothic art as well, despite certain excesses that marked its end): respect for the essential function within a perpetual rediscovery of its inherent possibilities. (44)

	: The image, the knowledge we have of the Middle Ages through architecture, sculpture, stained-glass windows, frescoes, even tapestries--"open air" documentation--represents not even a hundredth part of what we might learn from the reproduction of manuscript miniatures, if this were systematically carried out with the means of color reproduction we have available today. It is quite surprising that in the audio-visual era nothing has yet been undertaken in this sense on the requisite scale. A profound gap will remain in our knowledge of the Middle Ages as long as the necessary effort has not been carried out in this domain. (151)		: The image, the knowledge we have of the Middle Ages through architecture, sculpture, stained-glass windows, frescoes, even tapestries — "open air" documentation — represents not even a hundredth part of what we might learn from the reproduction of manuscript miniatures, if this were systematically carried out with the means of color reproduction we have available today. It is quite surprising that in the audio-visual era nothing has yet been undertaken in this sense on the requisite scale. A profound gap will remain in our knowledge of the Middle Ages as long as the necessary effort has not been carried out in this domain. (151)

	===Miniatures===		===Miniatures===

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	:*A '''pen flourished initial''' is characterized by abstract patterns, usually drawn in red or blue ink. It is typical of the 12th and 13th centuries.		:*A '''pen flourished initial''' is characterized by abstract patterns, usually drawn in red or blue ink. It is typical of the 12th and 13th centuries.

	; ~~RÃ©gine~~ Pernoud, ''Those Terrible Middle Ages! Debunking the Myths'' (San Francisco<nowiki>:</nowiki> Ignatius Press, 2000).		; Régine Pernoud, ''Those Terrible Middle Ages! Debunking the Myths'' (San Francisco<nowiki>:</nowiki> Ignatius Press, 2000).

	: One ornamented letter is enough to reveal what artistic creation could be in the Romanesque period. Let us not even speak of those that recount, for instance, an entire biblical or historical scene. A quite simple initial, in its essential, readable, recognizable form, is found taken up anew by every copyist, every illuminator, who made it his own and developed its inner possibilities, so to speak. It can be almost intoxicating; one becomes a veritable maze of foliage and interlacing, another gives birth to an animal that ends in a man's face, or a man becomes a monster or angel or demon; nevertheless, the letter has not been betrayed; it remains, but ceaselessly recreated. And this is without doubt what characterizes Romanesque art (and Gothic art as well, despite certain excesses that marked its end): respect for the essential function within a perpetual rediscovery of its inherent possibilities. (44)		: One ornamented letter is enough to reveal what artistic creation could be in the Romanesque period. Let us not even speak of those that recount, for instance, an entire biblical or historical scene. A quite simple initial, in its essential, readable, recognizable form, is found taken up anew by every copyist, every illuminator, who made it his own and developed its inner possibilities, so to speak. It can be almost intoxicating; one becomes a veritable maze of foliage and interlacing, another gives birth to an animal that ends in a man's face, or a man becomes a monster or angel or demon; nevertheless, the letter has not been betrayed; it remains, but ceaselessly recreated. And this is without doubt what characterizes Romanesque art (and Gothic art as well, despite certain excesses that marked its end): respect for the essential function within a perpetual rediscovery of its inherent possibilities. (44)

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	==Illuminated Manuscripts==		==Illuminated Manuscripts==
	Before discussing elements of illuminated manuscripts, we presented a brief history of communicating the written word. See [[Symphony of the Word#Ecclesial_Art_Project\|Symphony of the Word]].		Before discussing elements of illuminated manuscripts, we presented a brief history of communicating the written word. See [[Symphony of the Word#Ecclesial_Art_Project\|Symphony of the Word]].

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Scripts or Hands

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	Developed in the 20th century, the Foundational hand is based on the script used by Roman stone cutters.		Developed in the 20th century, the Foundational hand is based on the script used by Roman stone cutters.

	[[File:Fondational_Majuscules_Worksheet.jpeg\|200px\|thumb~~\|left~~\|Foundational Majuscules Worksheet]]		{\|
	[[File:Foundational_Miniscules_Worksheet.jpg\|200px\|thumb~~\|right~~\|Foundational Miniscules Worksheet]]		\|-
			\|[[File:Fondational_Majuscules_Worksheet.jpeg\|200px\|thumb\|Foundational Majuscules Worksheet]]
	~~<br style="clear: both" />~~		\|[[File:Foundational_Miniscules_Worksheet.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|Foundational Miniscules Worksheet]]
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	====Borders====		====Borders====

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	====Guidesheet====		====Guidesheet====
	[[File:Foundational_Guide_Sheet.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|~~right~~\|Foundational Guide Sheet]]		[[File:Foundational_Guide_Sheet.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Foundational Guide Sheet]]
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	We explained the guidelines in this order:		We explained the guidelines in this order:

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	====Guidesheet====		====Guidesheet====
			[[File:Foundational_Guide_Sheet.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Foundational Guide Sheet]]
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	We explained the guidelines in this order:		We explained the guidelines in this order:
	:*Base line: The main body of each letter sits on this line.		:*Base line: The main body of each letter sits on this line.

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Scripts or Hands

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	[[File:Fondational_Majuscules_Worksheet.jpeg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Foundational Majuscules Worksheet]]		[[File:Fondational_Majuscules_Worksheet.jpeg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Foundational Majuscules Worksheet]]
			[[File:Foundational_Miniscules_Worksheet.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Foundational Miniscules Worksheet]]

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	[[File:Fondational_Majuscules_Worksheet.jpeg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Foundational Majuscules Worksheet]]		[[File:Fondational_Majuscules_Worksheet.jpeg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Foundational Majuscules Worksheet]]

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	====Borders====		====Borders====

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Scripts or Hands

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	Developed in the 20th century, the Foundational hand is based on the script used by Roman stone cutters.		Developed in the 20th century, the Foundational hand is based on the script used by Roman stone cutters.

	[[File:Fondational_Majuscules_Worksheet.jpeg]]		[[File:Fondational_Majuscules_Worksheet.jpeg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Foundational Majuscules Worksheet]]

	====Borders====		====Borders====