Hedwig Codex
The Hedwig Codex, also known as the Codex of Lubin ( pl, Kodeks lubiński),''Codex of Lubin: From Lubin to Malibu''
– info from the exhibition "7 Wonders of Wrocław and Lower Silesia" (2016) is a medieval from the mid-14th century. It comprises sixty-one colored drawings and inscriptions which tell the life of , High Duchess of and

Illuminated Manuscript
An illuminated manuscript is a formally prepared document where the text is often supplemented with flourishes such as borders and miniature illustrations. Often used in the Roman Catholic Church for prayers, liturgical services and psalms, the practice continued into secular texts from the 13th century onward and typically include proclamations, enrolled bills, laws, charters, inventories and deeds. While Islamic manuscripts can also be called illuminated, and use essentially the same techniques, comparable Far Eastern and Mesoamerican works are described as ''painted''. The earliest illuminated manuscripts in existence come from the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths and the Eastern Roman Empire and date from between 400 and 600 CE. Examples include the Codex Argenteus and the Rossano Gospels, both of which are from the 6th century. The majority of extant manuscripts are from the Middle Ages, although many survive from the Renaissance, along with a very limited number from Late Ant ...
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