Illustration
Illuminated manuscript
Medieval pages with gold leaf, decorated initials and painted borders.
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Medieval illuminated manuscript page: tempera on aged vellum with burnished gold leaf, framed by a ruled border. Flat forms with dark outlines and little modeling, set against gold, checkered or deep blue starred grounds. Palette of ultramarine, vermilion, green and gold. Margins filled with scrolling vine, leaf and flower ornament, often with a large decorated initial letter.
