My first impression of ancient pictures for communication is having a completeness. I see that the pictures and writings in the Bible from Ethiopia have repetition of shapes and colors. It makes one look all around the whole picture to see all the details of it. The words are in column form which is centered down the middle. Each section of words has a border that shows the repetition of color and the shapes. The pictures also show repetition of color. The contrast is very bright colors on a light background. Each picture has a spatial closeness to each item it relates to. For example, the nativity minature on page 17, shows the baby Jesus in the sky with three angels and the Virgin Mary. This depicts that Christ came from the heavens to Earth which is shown at the bottom of the picture of Mary in the manger holding Jesus. The author of this manuscript wanted to show the importance of this scene and did an excellent job. He used all four principles of design in every page of the manuscript.
Reference:
British Library.(n.d). Retrieved November 20, 2010, from Online Gallery:
http://bl.uk/onlinegallery/virtualbooks/viewmostviewed/index.html#
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