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manuscript studies

The embellishment of a manuscript with gold, silver and coloured decoration and miniatures.

In manuscript studies, illumination refers to The embellishment of a manuscript with gold, silver and coloured decoration and miniatures. This meaning comes from de Hamel (1986) in A history of illuminated manuscripts. Here illumination is not illumination (illuminance): the luminous flux incident per unit area of a surface.[1]

Unit
a decorated element
Recovery means
codicological/art-historical study
Measured by
gilding, pigments used

photometry

Illumination (illuminance): the luminous flux incident per unit area of a surface.

In photometry, illumination refers to Illumination (illuminance): the luminous flux incident per unit area of a surface. This meaning comes from DiLaura (2011) in The lighting handbook: Reference and application. Here illumination is not the embellishment of a manuscript with gold, silver and coloured decoration and miniatures.[2]

Unit
lux (lm/m^2)
Recovery means
photometer measurement
Measured by
illuminance in lux

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References

  1. de Hamel, C. (1986). A history of illuminated manuscripts. Phaidon. ISBN 0714823619
  2. DiLaura, D. L. (Ed.). (2011). The lighting handbook: Reference and application (10th ed.). Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. ISBN 9780879952419

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