Illuminated manuscripts have historically been created and used by which two religious faiths?

The correct answer is A. Illuminated manuscripts have historically been created and used by Christianity and Islamic.

EXPLANATION :

Illuminated manuscripts are handwritten books that use gold or silver texts. Illuminates manuscripts were used in Christianity and Islamic scripture or practice. At first, illuminated manuscripts were made by the monks in abbey. Illuminated manuscripts then became more popular and used for commercial interest. They were adopted by the secular book-makers and being sold at quite a high price. Illuminated manuscripts are pricey because they are costly to produce and only significant people can buy them.

Illustrated manuscripts include a lot of decorative elements, such as small illustrations, unique borders, and initials. The earliest illuminated manuscripts can be found from the late third until the fifth century. Manuscripts reached its peak in medieval Europe. A person who made the illustrated manuscripts were called scriptoria. A scriptorium back then produces Bibles, liturgical texts, etc.  

Back then, the most popular illustrated manuscripts were called the Book of Hours, which was a Christian prayer. There were a lot of Book of Hours being produced, so a lot of the manuscripts survived than any other illustrated manuscripts ever made.

Illuminated manuscripts keep being produced through the invention of printing. Printing was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1440 CE. Even though it is printed, the illuminated manuscripts will still contain illuminated illustrations.

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KEYWORDS: Illustrated manuscripts, religious faith, christianity, islamic

Subject: History

Class: 10-12

Subchapter: Illustrated manuscripts