Then egg white was brushed on. While the egg white was still sticky, the gold leaf was applied. The letter that begins a new section is often enlarged and illuminated. Sometimes recognizable figures or scenes appear in these letters. Hours - Hours should not be confused with the modern 24 hour day.
Hours refer to the religious divisions of the day into eight periods of time.
During each period clergy performed specific rites and prayers. Illuminated - A term referring to an illustration in a manuscript that uses bright colors and lots of silver and gold. However, by the mid 1400's, guilds that specialized in the production of illuminated manuscripts were firmly established. Liturgical Calendar - A calendar of Christian rites and observances. Marginalia - illustrations and decorations in the margins, usually not related to the nearby text.