What were the basic steps of creating an illuminated manuscript?

Most medieval manuscripts, illuminated or not, were written on parchment most commonly of calf, sheep, or goat skin but most manuscripts important enough to illuminate were written on the best quality of parchment, called vellum. Beginning in the Late Middle Ages, manuscripts began to be produced on paper

the sculpture i am pretty sure you are talking about is the statue b. the david statue now lives in the galleria dell'accademia, florence, italy. it was made by ‎michelangelo.