Illuminated Manuscript One of a Kind Handmade - Sophocles' Antigone 50x35cm (19.7x13.8")

One of a Kind Masterpiece. This handmade one of a kind illuminated manuscript contains the fragment 783-800 from the famous Antigone of Sophocles. Antigone is a tragedy play written by Sophocles, one of the great Greek ancient play writers. A lot of time, care and effort were involved to create this exceptional illuminated manuscript masterpiece so there is a limited production capacity. This is why each manuscript is unique, valuable and a true investment. Although this well-known text may be used again to create a new illuminated manuscript, each manuscript remains as a one of a kind creation as it is handmade and handcrafted using a different layout (eg colours, text, drawings) and is also dated and signed by the artist. The English text translation found here: Translated by Sir Richard Jebb, 1891 http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0185%3Acard%3D791. Additional Information: Perlschrift was first used in the 9th century AD and became widely popular between 11th and 15th century AD. During this time the main characteristics of this Greek script, that is still being used today, were established. The script was called 'perlschrift' because the letters combined together in such a way that they resembled a pearl necklace. Although this style of writing was usually imposed by the copying process (due to lack of time and space, writing tools, the lectern, influence by Latin script, etc...), it seemed to offer a special rhythm to each word, a rhythm which remarkable related to the meaning of the word. Writing this way, the scribe was able to save both time (some words were written without even picking up the pen) and space. Additionally, there was great pressure to complete and deliver a manuscript as the number of texts to be transcribed was very high, paper was scarce and parchment was very expensive material. Please note: This illuminated manuscript was not copied nor has the artist conveyed the style from the original manuscripts.