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with the manuscript from which it had been produced
· Illuminators, who painted illustrations
· Rubricators, who painted in the red letters
The bookmaking process was long and laborious. The parchment had to be prepared, then the
unbound pages were planned and ruled with a blunt tool or lead, after which the text was written by
the scribe, who usually left blank areas for illustration and rubrication. Finally, the book was bound
by the bookbinder.
Desk with chained books in the Library of Cesena, Italy.
Different types of ink were known in antiquity, usually prepared
from soot and gum, and later also from gall nuts and iron vitriol.
This gave writing a brownish black color, but black or brown
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