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Florence, Laurenz. MS. Plut.2.41: Decoration - #3801

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Decoration - #3801

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Biblioteca Laurenziana (Florence, Italy)

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Decoration

Decorations

Format and Location - Decorated initial word/letter
Technique and Medium - Spare ground painting in ink
Technique and Medium - Penwork drawing
Colour Palette - Yellow
Colour Palette - Blue
Colour Palette - Red
Colour Palette - Brown
Figural Pictorial Content: Foliage - Trefoils, round or pointed
Figural Pictorial Content: Foliage - Acanthus
Figural Pictorial Content: Foliage - Palmettes
Non-Figural Pictorial Content: Background Decoration (Penwork) - Palmettes
Non-Figural Pictorial Content: Background Decoration (Penwork) - Tendrils
Non-Figural Pictorial Content: Background Decoration (Coloured) - Monochrome background with tendrils
Non-Figural Pictorial Content: Decorated Border - Interlace border

Decoration Observations

The background is done in penwork but with a spare ground effect; this hybridised technique is unusual.

Image Details

Width: 665px
Height: 197px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 131005px²
Ratio (w / h): 3.38
Coordinates (top, left): 260px, 253px

Published: 3 Dec 2023, 10:40 a.m.

Created: 15 Nov 2023, 10:15 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2023, 10:13 p.m. by Celeste Pan