Because of this, much attention has been paid to miniatures as ambivalent counterparts to the written word in manuscripts, as well as to their marginal position, and to the complementary messages they conveyed to their reader-beholder.
C’est pour cette raison qu’une grande attention a été accordée aux miniatures des manuscrits en tant que doubles ambivalents du mot écrit, ainsi qu’à leur emplacement marginal et aux messages supplémentaires qu’elles communiquent aux lecteurs.