Illumination (manuscript painting) - Illumination

Japanese: イルミネーション(写本画) - いるみねーしょん
Illumination (manuscript painting) - Illumination

…Illustration, like illumination, is derived from the Latin word meaning “light.” It is used to illustrate and decorate a text, meaning something that illuminates it.

From the manuscript illustration

…the decoration on the pages of a manuscript. It can be illustrations that correspond to the content of the main text of the manuscript, abstract designs placed around the edges of the page, or elaborate initials at the beginning of a sentence.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "illumination (manuscript paintings)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イラストレーションはイルミネーションと同じく,ラテン語の〈光〉をあらわす語から派生している。テキスト(本文)につけて,明るく照らし出すものという意味で,図示し,彩飾する役割を持っている。…

【写本画】より

…写本のページに施された装飾をいう。イルミネーションillumination,ミニアチュールminiatureともいう。これには写本の本文(テキスト)の内容に即した挿絵(イラストレーション),画面の周囲などに配する抽象的文様,文章の冒頭に用いる凝った飾り頭文字(イニシャルinitial)などがある。…

※「イルミネーション(写本画)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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