commonly associated with

works of art.

only a few survived.

Middle Ages as in Western

manuscripts underwent in the Middle

then only a few have reached us

55 thousand Greek, 30 thousand Armenian

written on the parchment was scratched out

text carrier and protective

term manuscript (late lat.manuscriptum,

handwritten by the author.

At the same time, many antique

term manuscript (late lat.manuscriptum,

One of the most skilled calligraphers

By the end of the 15th century, 35

Since manuscripts are subject to deterioration

secular brotherhoods of scribes.

reproduced by hand, in contrast

Century to a kind of destruction:

XVII century was Nicholas Jarry [fr].

One of the most skilled calligraphers

Europe, and in Ancient Russia

monuments related to deep

and 12 thousand Georgian manuscripts

mostly in monasteries.

drafts of literary works

books in ancient times was papyrus

Preserved about 300 thousand.

new texts were rewritten

for Countess Louise of Savoy

... As a rule, the manuscript is called

then only a few have reached us

handwritten books were made,

"Julia's Garland" (fr. Guirlande de Julie)

Middle Ages as in Western

55 thousand Greek, 30 thousand Armenian

XVII century was Nicholas Jarry [fr].

then only a few have reached us

manuscripts attributed to Robins

book about the chess of love ", created by

(palimpsests). In the XIII-XV centuries in

From many manuscripts of Antiquity

ancient and medieval Latin,

Europe, and in Ancient Russia

Manuscript is a collective name for texts

so expensive material

Libraries of the Carolingian era). IN

mostly in monasteries.

number of surviving European