What exactly is an "illuminator"

 
J. Stolarz
 
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26 January 2010 17:40
 

Pardon my ignorant question, but it’s something I see thrown around a lot in heraldic art.  An example is here at this website: http://www.heraldic-arts.com/artists.htm .  A lot of the artists are listed as "Illuminator and calligrapher", and I’m wondering what exactly that is…as in what medium they are using.

 
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26 January 2010 18:02
 

Hi… An Illuminator is an artist who paints/draws etc. all the floral/fancy artwork in the margins that you see. Also when you see a capital letter at the beginning of any artwork .....enlarged and coloured…. "illuminated"

Hope this helps.

Regards ...............  Peter

 
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26 January 2010 19:40
 

Alright, so it’s pretty much what they are painting/drawing on…not what they’re using to do it.

 
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27 January 2010 01:57
 

You can see examples of talented illuminators in these links:

http://www.calligraphyandheraldry.com/manuscriptpages.aspx

 

http://www.medieval-arts.co.uk/illumination.htm

 

 

/Ronny

 
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27 January 2010 10:13
 

Those are some really beautiful pieces of art work, thanks for the links smile

 
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02 February 2010 06:20
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02 February 2010 09:41
 

It really is an artform unto itself, thanks for the links smile

 
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02 February 2010 13:48
 

Yap…especially this one,

News of King Tholomer’s invasion brought to King Evalach;

Josephé makes a cross in red silk on Evalach’s shield

http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/stones-www/LG-web/Arthur-LG-ProjectMSS-pics/BNFfr105/BNFfr105-EG-CP-1600/BNFfr0105-EG-f024v-CP-01-1600.jpg

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12 October 2011 12:28
 

In the truest sense of the word, an illuminator is simply an artist who uses gold, either in the form of gold powder made into paint or more especially as gold leaf applied to a raised gesso base, then highly burnished. As the page is moved or bent, the light is reflected back in a way unequalled by any other method, producing a rich, decorative effect, and truly "lighting" up, or illuminating, the work.

The subject of the decoration is really not relevant in describing the term. The fact that many manuscript books have borders full of foliage and scrolls etc. is due to prevailing styles at any given moment in history; it is the use of gold which allows these manusripts to be called "Illuminated".

The piling on of diaper or decoration, however skilful, or beautiful should still accurately not be refered to in this way.

 
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