Ancient Manuscripts VS Present Manuscripts
I was impressed and interested in examining the similarities and differences of ancient manuscripts in relation to present day. I found that the beliefs we hold true today were founded centuries ago. We see examples of contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity or CRAP in ancient manuscripts. The manuscript I examined was the Bible of Ethiopia from the 17th century. As I was viewing the manuscript the first item to catch my attention was the contrast of red and black ink. Without knowing how to read the text I could conclude that the red must be the titles or heading where as the black was text. The proximity of the headings and the text allowed an easy transition from heading to text. The columns were aligned to the left throughout the text. We could see a pattern or repetition with the illustrations on the left page and text on the right. Abiding by these rules the author is guiding the reader through the story.
