討論:泥金裝飾手抄本

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原文：「An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript, often of a religious nature, in which the text is supplemented by the addition of colourful ornamentation, such as decorated initials, borders and the like. Motifs used in illumination are frequently taken from heraldry or religious symbolism.」 譯文：泥金手抄本是手抄本的一種，其內容通常是關於宗教的，內文由精美的裝飾來填充，例如經過裝飾性處理的首字母和邊框。泥金裝飾圖形則經常取材自中世紀紋章或宗教徽記。

原文：「For a list of pre-modern illuminated manuscripts please see List of Late Antique, Medieval, and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts.」 譯文：「前現代泥金手抄本列表請參看晚古期、中世紀和文藝復興泥金手抄本。」

原文：「Techniques —— Illumination was a complex and frequently costly process. As such, it was usually reserved for special books: an altar Bible, for example. Wealthy people often had richly illuminated "books of hours" made, which set down prayers appropriate for various times in the liturgical day.」 譯文：「技術 泥金是一項複雜和昂貴的工藝過程，因此，通常應用在有特殊用途的書籍上，例如：祭壇上擺放的聖經。富人通常都擁有貴重的泥金禱告書，這樣在禮拜天的很多時候都可以進行祈禱。」

原文：「Text —— In the making of an illuminated manuscript, the text was usually written first. Sheets of vellum, animal hides specially prepared for writing, were cut down to the appropriate size. After the general layout of the page was planned (eg initial capital, borders), the page was lightly ruled with a pointed stick, and the scribe went to work with ink-pot and either sharpened quill feather or reed pen.」

譯文：「內文 在製作泥金手寫本的過程中，通常首先抄寫內文。按照一定的尺寸裁好皮紙（一種可以用來書寫的動物皮）後，再經過總體的頁面規劃設計（首字母、邊框等），將紙頁用尖木棍固定，抄寫者就用鵝毛筆或者葦杆筆沾着墨水開始抄寫了。」

原文：「The script depended on local customs and tastes. The sturdy Roman letters of the early Dark Ages gradually gave way to cursive scripts such as Uncial and half-Uncial, especially in the British Isles, where distinctive scripts such as insular majuscule and insular minuscule developed. Stocky, richly textured Gothic script was first seen around the 13th century and was particularly popular in the later Middle Ages」 譯文：「手抄本的書體風格和地方風格、口味緊密相關。黑暗時代早期剛勁的羅馬體逐步讓位給諸如安色爾體和半安色爾體這樣的草書體，尤其是在不列顛群島發展出了與眾不同的書體海島大寫和海島小寫體。13世紀，結實、紋理豐富的哥德體也首次出現，在中世紀晚期特別流行。」

原文：「Images —— When the text was complete, the illustrator set to work. Complex designs were planned out beforehand, probably on wax tablets, the sketch pad of the era. The design was then traced onto the vellum (possibly with the aid of pinpricks or other markings, as in the case of the Lindisfarne Gospels). 譯文：「圖畫——內文抄寫完成後，插畫師開始工作。對這些複雜的設計預先要進行策劃，或許是使用襯有耐熱耐腐蝕的金屬板的蠟板草圖。然後再影描到皮紙上（可能使用針孔或者其他的手段進行輔助，就像在《Lindisfarne福音書》做的那樣。）

另外：泥金工藝應該作相應的解釋。泥金和描金都是黃金進行裝飾的工藝，泥金是將調製好的金泥堆圖形進行填塗，而描金只是用金粉描線。Johner 16:59 2005年2月27日 (UTC)