I found today’s exercise to be extremely enjoyable, but it was also a great hands on exercise to review what we have been learning so far in class. \u00a0I feel like having the opportunity to actually complete something after we have learned about it helped put into perspective what the illuminators did in the Middle Ages. \u00a0When I sat down and decided that I was going to create a C, I also thought about what story I was going to tell through my illumination. \u00a0A historiated letter is more than just a decorated letter in a book, but it also offers a picture that describes a\u00a0scene. \u00a0So I decided to based my image off of my name and my story. \u00a0I included fragments from my family’s crest in the decoration, as well as a rose for my middle name. \u00a0As I was channeling my inner patron\/illuminator, I understood how these illuminators would\u00a0depict what was important to the patrons. \u00a0It was a fun exercise that really opened my eyes up to the world of illuminating from making the paints to telling a story through images.<\/p>\n
What was your major takeaway from this experience, and what inspired your illumination?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I found today’s exercise to be extremely enjoyable, but it was also a great hands on exercise to review what we have been learning so far in class. \u00a0I feel like having the opportunity to actually complete something after we have learned about it helped put into perspective what the illuminators did in the Middle … <\/p>\n