!!!Handschrift

Manuscript (lat. manuscriptum; German = Handschrift), what is written 
by hand as opposed to what is printed; term for medieval books 
(codices), at first made of parchment, then of paper. Single sheets 
were folded together and written on in ink in 1-4 columns, and held 
together by wooden covers. Manuscripts are either named after their 
content (Nibelungen manuscript), after the person who commissioned 
them (Manesse manuscript) or after the place where they are kept today 
(Vienna  Genesis). Splendid manuscripts are illustrated with book 
illuminations (multi-colour initials, ornaments, miniatures, etc.). 
Anthological manuscripts contain works of various authors or literary 
genres ( Vorau Manuscript and  Millstatt Manuscript).

!Literature
O. Mazal, Verzeichnisse der Handschriften 
oesterreichischer Bibliotheken, 1984; R. Hiestand, Das Buch in 
Mittelalter und Renaissance, 1994.


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