1. Manuscript

2. Manuscript
is any document written by hand, as opposed to being mechanically printed or reproduced in some automated way.
Before the arrival of printing, all documents and books were manuscripts.
Manuscripts are not defined by their contents, which may combine writing with mathematical calculations, maps, figures or illustrations.
Manuscripts may be in book form or scrolls. 

3. Illuminated Manuscripts
Illuminated manuscripts are enriched with pictures, border decorations, elaborately embossed initial letters or full- page illustrations

4. Manuscript Examples

5. In your sketchbook:
Create a 2x2 inch initial letter for your “I Am From” Manuscript.
-Choose an “I” you wish to use. Make sure it matches well with the calligraphy font you have chosen.
--Include a visual representation of something that represents you to incorporate within or around your letter “I”
-Choose a set of complementary colors to use for you project. Color the letter.