Illuminated Manuscripts

In this activity, students discuss the history and purpose of illuminated manuscripts. Then they consider examples from the illuminated texts of three major world religions (Islam, Christianity, and Judaism). Using a worksheet, students analyze, compare and contrast three manuscript pages.

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Illuminated Manuscripts

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Standards & Objectives

Essential and guiding questions:

What are the characteristics of illuminated manuscripts?
How do they reflect the religions that produced them?

Lesson Variations

Blooms taxonomy level:

Understanding

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RESOURCES

Qur’an [1400 CE - 1500 CE ]
- Bibliographic Info: http://www.wdl.org/en/item/7388/#q=koran&time_periods=500-1499&qla=en
- Page 97: http://www.wdl.org/en/item/7388/zoom/#group=1&page=97
The Furtmeyr Bible [1400 CE - 1499 CE]
- Bibliographic Info: http://www.wdl.org/en/item/8924/#q=bible&time_periods=500-1499&qla=en
- Page 98: http://www.wdl.org/en/item/8924/zoom/#group=1&page=98
Mishneh Torah [1300 CE - 1350 CE]
- Bibliographic Info: http://www.wdl.org/en/item/3962/#q=jewish&time_periods=500-1499&qla=en
- Page 12: http://www.wdl.org/en/item/3962/zoom/#group=1&page=12

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