First, the printed books closely resembled the written manuscripts in appearance and layout.Second, the metal letters imitated the ornamental hand styles. Third, borders in printed books were illuminated by hand with foliage and other patterns and illustration were painted. In the books for the rich, space for decoration was kept blank on the printed page. After each purchaser had chosen the design then the painting school would do the illustrators so new technology did not entirely displace the existing art of producing books by hand.