Investigating Ancient Manuscripts EDLD 5366 Assignment 1.2

The first impression that I had of the Bible from Ethiopia was that it was similar to most works done in this time period. It seems that most works done around this time were in the column format and written in black text.

Proximity is seen with the writing in the two columns. The picture at the top of the page is and the writing at the bottom of the page is important in some way because they are set by themselves. The alignment of the page is a two column page with an important writing of some kind on the bottom center. The picture in the upper left hand corner is left justified and captures your attention because it is in color. The black text is repeated throughout the text and gives the book a sense of consistency. The writing that is in black and the colored picture with writing is a type of contrast that allows your eye to flow through the reading easily.

The author makes it apparent by the amount of text that is on the page that the text is important and needs to be read. The picture also has some significance because it was done in a different color. This manuscript is an important piece of work because of the time it took to compose such a piece so long ago.