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Miniature painting can refer to highly detailed small-scale paintings, particularly those associated with illustrated manuscripts.
In several historical traditions, miniature artists created remarkably elaborate scenes despite the limited size of the page.
They could depict people, buildings, landscapes, animals, costumes, and entire narrative scenes.
UNESCO notes that miniature painting became especially important in manuscript traditions across parts of the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia.
Artists could use finely prepared pigments, delicate brushes, and even gold to create tiny details.
The small physical size didn't necessarily mean a small amount of information.
A single manuscript page could function almost like a tiny illustrated world.
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