Medieval Manuscript Illumination

## Medieval Illumination Formula

### Core Structure
[Subject/scene], illuminated manuscript, [decorative elements], [gold details], [border style], [parchment quality]

### Template
{{subject_description}}, medieval illuminated manuscript page, {{decorative_elements}}, {{gold_leaf_details}}, {{intricate_border}}, {{parchment_texture}}, Book of Kells style, museum quality --ar 3:4 --v 6.1 --s 450

### Decorative Elements
- elaborate initial letter
- marginalia creatures
- vine scroll patterns
- interlaced knotwork
- grotesque figures
- foliate decorations
- miniature scene painting
- drolleries and hybrids

### Gold Details
- burnished gold leaf
- gilded borders
- gold filigree patterns
- raised gold elements
- gold text accents
- metallic illumination

### Border Styles
- full page elaborate border
- historiated initial
- partial border ivy
- geometric frame
- inhabited vine scroll
- architectural frame

### Subject Ideas
- religious scene
- bestiary creature
- botanical illustration
- noble portrait
- battle scene
- seasonal activity
- mythical beast
- zodiac symbol

### Parchment Qualities
- aged vellum texture
- cream parchment
- visible animal skin grain
- foxing and wear
- slight damage authentic
- pristine condition

### Style References
- Book of Kells
- Lindisfarne Gospels
- Tres Riches Heures
- Luttrell Psalter
- Aberdeen Bestiary

### Example Prompt
Dragon and knight battle scene, medieval illuminated manuscript page, elaborate decorated initial D, burnished gold leaf background and accents, intricate Celtic knotwork border with foliate vine scrolls, aged vellum parchment texture, Book of Kells style, museum quality --ar 3:4 --v 6.1 --s 450