Use for the art or process of providing decoration with gold, silver, or bright colors to pages or letters in manuscripts; also refers to similar decoration done by hand in early printed books.
This term has 614 records attributed within our system.
AAT
Technique
Object category
3000220539
13yrs ago
Scribe:
Veneziano, Venturino
Artist:
Battista da Udine, Giovan
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