In the Latin verb we can recognize the noun lumen: light.
In Cicero's day illuminare means 'to illuminate', but also 'to adorn' and even 'to place in the light'. Hence the meanings 'glorify' and 'explain' or 'make clear'
In the Middle Ages, illuminare acquires other specific meanings, now signifying 'to decorate a manuscript', as well as 'to cure someone of blindness', for instance. Nouns are also derived from the word: illuminatio means 'miniature' and an illuminator is one who decorates books with painted miniatures.
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Rogier van der Weyden, ca. 1400-1464 - Master of Passions
Between 18 September and 6 December 2009, a major international loan exhibition is planned at the Municipal Museum of Leuven entitled Rogier van der Weyden, ca. 1400-1464 - Master of Passions. The exhibition will be organised by Artes.Leuven, a partnership between the city of Leuven, the province of Flemish Brabant and the University of Leuven, and Illuminare - the Centre for the Study of the Illuminated Manuscript (University of Leuven).
Van der Weyden Chair -
Paul and Dora Janssen
As of this academic year, Illuminare - Centre for the Study of the Illuminated Manuscript is the holder of the Paul and Dora Janssen Chair. In February and March a seminar entitled Studies in Manuscript Illumination will be organized, to be led by Professor James Marrow, the authority in the field of late medieval illuminated art.
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