#medieval book
- Alixăndria — An archaic graphic variant or old phonetic spelling for 'Alexandria'. In the history of Romanian literature, it designates the famous popular book (the popular Cyrillic romance) relating the legendary deeds and valors of Alexander the Great. It can also represent the ancient transcription of the city name or settlements named in his honor.
- Illuminated — Having been decorated with miniatures, ornamental initials, or colored borders; an old manuscript or document embellished through the technique of illumination. In an aesthetic sense, it describes the final state of a medieval text whose parchment pages have been structurally illuminated with gold leaf and vivid pigments by master miniaturists.
- Illumination — A miniature painting, embellished initial letter, or polychrome graphic ornament executed by hand on the pages of a medieval manuscript; illumination. This artistic element, often made with gold leaf and expensive pigments, served both to decorate the text and to illustrate the religious or historical scenes described in chapters.