Wikimedia Commons: Minonk, Illinois. Minonk is a city in Minonk Township, Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,078 at the 2010 census, down from 2,168 in 2000. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Everything is Illuminated chronicles a young, Jewish-American writer's attempt to research his grandfather's life in Ukraine. Jonathan, who has the same name as the book's author, is attempting to find his grandfather's shtetl, Trachimbrod.
An illuminated manuscript is defined as a handwritten (manuscript) item illustrated with images, decorated margins, or embellished initials.Traditionally, the term is reserved for items decorated with either gold or silver, though modern terminology rarely makes this distinction.Illuminated manuscripts can be found in most areas of the world with a long written tradition including Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Mesoamerica.he first illuminated manuscripts date from the 4 th century BCE Roman Empire. Early illuminated manuscripts, however, were very expensive to create and the demand for them was low. It was not until the late 1100s CE that Western Europe experienced a revitalization of the illuminated manuscript tradition.