Folk, probably - it's the kind of music that has stories laced through it, while popular music is less like that but a potential answer. Classical was notated.
The image is an example of an illuminated manuscript. the concept was to combine religious text (christian and islamic) and artistic detail, in order to emphasize the importance of the text. At one time, illuminated manuscripts were the only legalized accepted form of art.
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