In printing, used to describe a manuscript or book that has been decorated with colors and with liquid gold or silver; often seen in incunabula. Here's a detail from a 12th-century illuminated manuscript known as the Aberdeen Bestiary.
In printing, used to describe a manuscript or book that has been decorated with colors and with liquid gold or silver; often seen in incunabula.
Here's a detail from a 12th-century illuminated manuscript known as the Aberdeen Bestiary.