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illumination
illumination in art, decoration of manuscripts and books with colored, gilded pictures, often referred to as miniatures (see miniature painting ); historiated and decorated initials; and ornamental border designs. Early Illumination The earliest known illustrated rolls come from Egypt; t... Read more
Saint Gregory the Illuminator
Saint Gregory the Illuminator d. c.330, churchman, called the Apostle of Armenia. He was the first metropolitan of Armenia and is revered as founder of the Armenian Church . Feast: Sept. 30. ... Read more
Book of Kells
Book of Kells Illuminated manuscript of the four gospels in Latin. Probably begun in the late 8th century at the Irish monastery of Iona, which later migrated to Kells, County Meath, Ireland, its intricate illumination and superb penmanship have earned it the epithet of ‘the most beautiful b... Read more
Giorgio Giulio Clovio
Giorgio Giulio Clovio , 1498-1578, Italian illuminator, miniaturist, and painter, also called Macedo or Il Macedone because of his Macedonian origin. He studied at Rome with Giulio Romano and at Verona under Girolamo de' Libri, from whom he learned illuminating. Clovio was employed by Louis II of Hu... Read more
photometry
photometry , branch of physics dealing with the measurement of the intensity of a source of light, such as an electric lamp, and with the intensity of light such a source may cast on a surface area. Photometric Units of Measurement The intensity of electric lights is commonly given as so m... Read more
Jean Pucelle
Jean Pucelle , c.1300-1355, French manuscript illuminator. Master of a celebrated workshop in Paris during the 1320s, Pucelle produced a masterpiece of illumination and a stylistic landmark in his Hours of Jeanne d'Évreux (c.1325; Cloisters, New York City). This tiny book of hours , comm... Read more
Limbourg brothers
Limbourg brothers , fl. 1380-1416, family of Franco-Flemish manuscript illuminators. The Limbourg brothers, Pol, Jan, and Herman, were trained as goldsmiths. They succeeded Jacquemart de Hesdin in 1411 as court painters to Jean, duc de Berry. Their masterpiece is the magnificent book of hours kn... Read more
bronchoscope
bronchoscope , long, tubular instrument with a light at the tip that is inserted through the windpipe and bronchial tubes to examine these structures. By passing other instruments through it, foreign bodies and obstructions can be removed and tissue or secretions may be removed for microscopic obser... Read more
Lagoon Nebula
Lagoon Nebula bright, diffuse nebula in the southern constellation Sagittarius; cataloged as M8 or NGC 6526. It is visible to the naked eye and has an angular area larger than that of the full moon. The central parts are extremely bright, and some stars can be seen embedded in the nebulosity. Bec... Read more
Thomas Worthington Whittredge
Thomas Worthington Whittredge , 1820-1910, American painter, b. Springfield, Ohio. He studied in Paris, Düsseldorf, and Rome before returning to the United States. He is numbered among the practitioners of luminism . His paintings contain a minutely executed tonal quality marked by intense ill... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "illuminated"

illuminated manuscripts
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History illuminated manuscripts, see decorated manuscripts .
photometry
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...of the degree to which a surface is illuminated and is thus distinguished from the intensity...one lumen incident per square meter of illuminated surface. One lux equals 0.0929 footcandle...the surface (a disk of paper) to be illuminated. In the center of this surface is a...
Solar Illumination: Seasonal and Diurnal Patterns
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...exactly at the poles, which are both illuminated). At winter solstice (approximately...e., the Antarctic Circle is fully illuminated). At vernal equinox (approximately...exactly at the poles, which are both illuminated). At summer solstice (approximately...
Triskaidekaphobia Illuminatus Society
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...society promoted the organization of illuminated task forces for the elimination of Triskaidekaphobia...shows. The society published The 13th Illuminated Stratum newsletter (two to five per...irregular intervals; and Fear to Feel: the Illuminated Network of 13 Concealed Phantoms, a...
Scientific Illustration
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...botanical and medical texts, as well as in illuminated manuscripts. To convey the impression...objects represented in the margins of illuminated books of hours inspired readers to marvel...similar to those found in the borders of illuminated manuscripts but focused on previously...
Transfiguration
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...with the medium Ada Besinnet in 1921. A light was flashed on a face that was illuminated by a spirit lamp. The medium was leaning over the table and illuminated her own face with light held in her hand. The light quickly vanished, as did...
al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...experienced by staring at fire and then looking into a weakly illuminated place. From this he argues that the assumption of emission...visible object, whether it is self-illuminating or an illuminated nontransparent body. They are perceived when the object...
Hollow Earth
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained ...that a glowing core some six hundred miles wide warmed and illuminated the inner earth, where an advanced population thrived...and advocated expeditions to the poles. His Hollow Earth illuminated by openings at the poles became the most popularly known...
Blake, William
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...Returning to engraving, he became engrossed in what he called ‘illuminated painting’, an attempt to produce books in the style of medieval illuminated manuscripts. His first major work was Songs of Innocence in 1789, and...
The Limbourg Brothers
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1411 they gave him a New Year's present of a counterfeit illuminated manuscript made of a painted piece of wood. The Limbourgs...The Très riches Heures, by far the most famous illuminated manuscript ever made, was begun in 1413, left unfinished...

Dictionary entries related to "illuminated"

illuminated manuscripts
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists illuminated manuscripts Books written by hand...different kinds. The word ‘illuminated’ comes from a usage of the...printing in the mid-15th century the illuminated book became outmoded, although fine...
illuminate
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...tr. ] light up: a flash of lightning illuminated the house | fig. his face was illuminated by a smile. ∎  decorate...x220E;  [often as adj. ] ( illuminated ) decorate (a page or initial letter in...
Gospels of Henry the Lion
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art ...Gospels of Henry the Lion. An illuminated manuscript of the Four Gospels...described it as ‘the finest illuminated manuscript remaining in private...the price ever realized by an illuminated manuscript. It is held jointly...
Lindisfarne Gospels
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Lindisfarne Gospels ( British Library ). Illuminated manuscript of the four Gospels in Latin, named after the...European book painting’ (Janet Backhouse, The Illuminated Manuscript , 1979), it includes full-page portraits...
Book of Kells
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Book of Kells. Illuminated manuscript of the four Gospels in Latin, named after the town...earlier until the 16th century. It is one of the most famous of all illuminated manuscripts, celebrated for its extraordinary richness of ornamentation...
Easter Sepulchre
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...high quality). Early on Easter Morning, the church was illuminated with candles; clergy processed to the ‘sepulchre...remained an object of devotion (being censed, having illuminated candles in front of it, etc.) for the days after Holy...
Book of Hours
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...great many examples survive (outnumbering all other types of illuminated manuscript) and from the late 15th century there were also...de Berry (Musée Condé, Chantilly), illuminated by the Limbourg brothers for Jean, Duc de Berry.
book
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...for private devotions and popular especially in the Middle Ages, when they were often richly illuminated. Book of Kells an 8th-century illuminated manuscript of the Gospels, now kept in the library of Trinity College, Dublin, and produced...
seismic tomography
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences ...subsurface is divided into a box-grid whose elements are illuminated by seismic rays and the physical character of each element...the box elements in the plane linking the two boreholes are illuminated satisfactorily. Seismic tomography is used to study geologic...
greatest brilliancy
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...apparent size; at superior conjunction, its disk is fully illuminated but its diameter is only 10″, whereas at inferior...conjunction, because of the increasing apparent area of the illuminated disk, but eventually the rapidly thinning crescent counteracts...

Thesaurus entries related to "illuminated"

illuminate
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus illuminate • verb   1. the bundle was illuminated by the torch synonyms : light (up), lighten, throw light...enlighten. antonym: darken.   2. the manuscripts were illuminated synonyms : decorate, illustrate, embellish, adorn, ornament...
radiant
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English radiant • adjective   1. the radiant sun/light synonyms : irradiant, shining, bright, illuminated, brilliant, luminous, luminescent, lustrous, lucent, effulgent, refulgent, incandescent, beaming, glowing, gleaming...
luminous
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English luminous • adjective   1. luminous stars/colors synonyms : lighted, lit, illuminated, shining, bright, brilliant, radiant, dazzling, glowing, effulgent, luminescent, phosphorescent, vivid, resplendent...
light
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...x2022; adjective   1. a light room synonyms : full of ligt, bright, well-lit, well-lighted, well-illuminated, sunny.   2. wearing light clothes synonyms : light-colored, light-toned, pale, pale-colored, pastel...
enlightened
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...synonyms : informed, aware, educated, knowledgeable, learned, wise, literate, intellectual, tutored, indoctrinated, illuminated, apprised; civilized, refined, cultured, cultivated, sophisticated, liberal, open-minded, broad-minded. antonyms...
bright
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...beaming, sparkling, flashing, glittering, scintillating, gleaming, glowing, twinkling, glistening, shimmering; illuminated, luminous, lustrous, radiant, effulgent, incandescent, phosphorescent.   2. a bright day synonyms : clear...
alight
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English alight • adjective   1. the fire was still alight synonyms : on fire, ablaze, burning, lighted, lit, blazing, flaming, ignited.   2. faces alight with joy synonyms : lit up, shining, bright, brilliant, illuminated.
ablaze
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...afire, aflame.   2. the house was ablaze with lights synonyms : lit up, alight, gleaming, glowing, aglow, illuminated, brilliant, radiant, shimmering, sparkling, flashing, incandescent.   3. ablaze with excitement/anger synonyms...
shining
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus shining • adjective   1. a shining expanse of water synonyms : gleaming, bright, brilliant, illuminated, lustrous, glowing, glinting, sparkling, twinkling, glittering, glistening, shimmering, dazzling, luminous...
glowing
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...shining, radiant, glimmering, flickering, twinkling, incandescent, luminous, luminescent; lit (up), lighted, illuminated, ablaze; aglow, smoldering.   2. his glowing cheeks synonyms : rosy, pink, red, flushed, blushing; radiant...

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Last chance to save recently discovered illuminated medieval manuscript - the Macclesfield Psalter.
M2 Presswire; 8/10/2004; 700+ words ; ...Last chance to save recently discovered illuminated medieval manuscript - the Macclesfield...temporary export bar on an outstanding illuminated manuscript known as the Macclesfield...most important discovery of any English illuminated manuscript in living memory, was until...
Illuminated Reticle Scope.
Magazine article from: Shooting Industry; 4/1/2000; 333 words ; The Leupold Vari-X III 3.5-10x50mm Illuminated Reticle Scope is available in three reticle designs: Illuminated Duplex with duplex design and illuminated intersection; Illuminated German #4 with heavy posts and illuminated...
Everything Is Illuminated; Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Newspaper article from: Pittsburgh City Paper; 9/28/2005; ; 580 words ; ...Liev Schreiber's film Everything Is Illuminated marks one of those pointed cultural...Eastern European and Jewish music scene; Illuminated is a fuller buffet, filled with treats...downtown-scenester orchestra, the Illuminated Gypsy Band. And somehow, besides being...
A "good sign" for drivers - Carmanah improves illuminated road signs; Lit from within, LED edge-lit signs enhance road safety while reducing energy use by 90% Although only 25 percent of driving occurs at night, this is when more than half of traffic fatalities happen, with "inadequate and poorly maintained signs" often cited as a contributing factor...
M2 Presswire; 2/2/2005; 700+ words ; ...sign" for drivers - Carmanah improves illuminated road signs; Lit from within, LED edge...Carmanah's next-generation LED-illuminated roadway signs. Customers include the...has been manufacturing LED edge-lit illuminated signs since 1993 and has an installation...
LUXTEC CORPORATION INTRODUCES ADDITIONAL MAGNIFICATIONS TO COMPLETE FULL RANGE OF ILLUMINATED TELESCOPES FOR MICROSURGICAL PROCEDURES
PR Newswire; 12/5/1995; 700+ words ; Illuminated Surgical Telescopes Reduce Fatigue...4.5x magnification to its line of illuminated surgical telescopes. The company now...through each telescope barrel, Luxtec's Illuminated Surgical Telescopes provide converging...
Illuminated curved 25-gauge vitrectomy probe for removal of subsclerotomy vitreous in vitreoretinal surgery.(Brief Communication)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...in cataract surgery. We describe an illuminated curved 25-gauge vitrectomy probe for...vitrector (0.5 mm). The resultant illuminated curved vitrector (20 G) has a diameter...phakic and pseudophakic eyes with an illuminated curved 25-gauge (25-G) vitrectomy...
The Bible of Illuminated Letters: A Treasury of Decorative Calligraphy.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Arts & Activities; 9/1/2008; ; 606 words ; THE BIBLE OF ILLUMINATED LETTERS: A Treasury of Decorative...images seen on urban walls and the illuminated manuscripts seen in our museums and...Yet, the resurgence of interest in illuminated letters offers all kinds of possibilities...
Texas Inventor Develops Illuminated Display System
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/14/2008; 559 words ; ...of Laredo, Texas, has developed an illuminated display system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An illuminated display system and method for prioritizing...soldier in battlefield settings. The illuminated display system may be applied to triage...
Novamedia Expands Capacity with New 6-Color Screenprinting System; Acquisition Driven by Growing Demand for Company's Artlite(R) Illuminated Displays and Screen Printed Products.
Business Wire; 2/21/2006; 700+ words ; ...growing demand for both its Artlite(R) illuminated displays and its other screen printed...process that creates highly impactful illuminated displays. The increased demand for...and signage, visual merchandising, illuminated vending equipment, and other types...
New Logitech Illuminated Keyboard Makes Typing Easy - Night or Day.
Business Wire; 9/2/2008; 700+ words ; ...new keyboards, including the Logitech[R] Illuminated Keyboard, which offers an optimized backlight...comfortable when working on a laptop." Logitech Illuminated Keyboard The Logitech Illuminated Keyboard makes typing easy - even in the dark...