What are the characteristics of medieval book binding?

features: 1. design idea; Second, various means of design expression and their corresponding styles.

Book binding design is one of the oldest graphic design styles. In the earliest period of development, human paper stamps, bamboo sticks and clay tablets were recorded by graphics and graphic characters to express their knowledge and feelings about the world and convey all kinds of information. At this time, the original design concept came into being. The ancient Egyptians organically combined various illustrations and characters to form various symmetrical or asymmetrical arrangement styles, which became the earliest source of book design. The writing style of ancient bamboo slips in China not only had a decisive influence on China's unique book design style, but also always dominated the rapidly developing design styles in modern China. The Middle Ages was a special period of development, and decoration became the dominant design element and the lingering complex of designers. In Europe, people painted gold and silver on paper made of sheepskin, and hand-written various beautiful bibles. All kinds of exquisite patterns decorate every page of the book, and all kinds of fine illustrations make the books at that time become real art treasures.

in the middle ages in the west, people painted patterns and pictures with bright colors such as gold and silver to decorate the initials of books and manuscripts and the blanks in the pages, and called this art illumination. The original meaning of this word is "lighting, lighting". The gorgeous gold and silver decorations on the pages can be said to illuminate the precious books that people cherish and make them shine in the dark. In the late Middle Ages, this art reached its acme in the copying workshops of monks in monasteries.