March 14, 2012 - Illumination

According to Yahoo! Education illumination in art, is the decoration of manuscripts and books with colored, gilded pictures, often referred to as miniatures, historiated and decorated initials; and ornamental border designs.

If you look up the definition of illumination it includes the act of illuminating or a source of light. These shots are actually the same flowers from the Daylight photo, only a few days later and shot using my macro lens.

I love the sun shining through the back of the flower and illuminating what looks to me like stained glass windows.

I am also including a video of The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and The Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry. It is a little over 11 minutes long but showcases a beautiful medieval illumination manuscript. :)