Question

What are miniatures?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer:Miniatures were first painted to decorate and illustrate hand-written books. Indeed, the word 'miniature' comes from the Latin word 'miniare'. This means 'to colour with red lead', a practice that was used for the capital letters. From the 1460s hand-written books had to compete with printed books.

Answer 2

Miniature is defined as much smaller in scale or size.