of the Roman Empire during the fifth century AD and the revival of classical art and

learning known as the Renaissance around the fifteenth century. During this dark and

chaotic period small groups of devout Christians could live with security and pursue a

religious life. These people were doing something that almost no one else could do at the

time- reading and writing. They were making something that almost no one else could

make or have any use for- books. The first of these books was the Bible, and as time

passed, more forms of literature such as poetry and illuminated manuscripts were created.

Christianity, like Judaism and Islam, is a written religion. The Bible is regarded as a

sacred text for Christianity containing the revealed truth of G-d. The most important part

of early monastic life was the preservation, reading, and copying of these texts. The

connected to and interested in all types of literature. Up until the end of the twelfth

century, nearly all books were produced by and for the church. For many centuries, the

church remained the center of all learning and

link with this long and fascinating period. They provide us with accurate depictions of

town. Books came to reflect nearly every aspect of medieval life. Books also began to be

of clothes they wore, what weapons they used, what they ate and drank- basically they tell

manuscript. In many medieval manuscripts, these illuminations make up a major part of the

binder. The first stage in the productions of the manuscript was the preparation of pages,

Books produced during the Middle Ages, before the perfection of printing with

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