Calligraphic Illuminated Manuscripts?

[Coram Deo]

Why did Calligraphic Illuminated Manuscripts evolved?

Was it because of the second commandment forbidden images that Calligraphic Illuminated Manuscripts came into being?

Sort of a picture made with words in a Artistic style?

Why did they die? Printing Press? Further Reading to the Second Commandment? Other?

 

[JBaldwin]

Why did Calligraphic Illuminated Manuscripts evolved?

Was it because of the second commandment forbidden images that Calligraphic Illuminated Manuscripts came into being?

Sort of a picture made with words in a Artistic style?

Why did they die? Printing Press? Further Reading to the Second Commandment? Other?

The monks were bored.

A lot of the copying took place in monastaries, and they had no issue with images.