Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.2.41: Decoration - #3797
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Decoration - #3797
Biblioteca Laurenziana (Florence, Italy)
Type
Decoration
- Format and Location - Decorated initial word/letter
- Technique and Medium - Spare ground painting in ink
- Technique and Medium - Penwork drawing
- Colour Palette - Gold
- Colour Palette - Green
- Colour Palette - Red
- Non-Figural Pictorial Content: Letter Decoration - Filled letters: knotwork and interlace
- Non-Figural Pictorial Content: Background Decoration (Penwork) - Palmettes
- Non-Figural Pictorial Content: Background Decoration (Penwork) - Tendrils
- Non-Figural Pictorial Content: Decorated Border - Other (please specify)
The background is done in penwork but with a spare ground effect; this hybridised technique is unusual.
The panel has a scalloped border.
Width: 166px
Height: 105px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 17430px2
Ratio (w / h): 1.58
Coordinates (top, left): 464px, 755px